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new idea: English names for Clapper/King Rail split
As I commented in the original thread...- Richard Klim
- Post #22
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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new idea: English names for Clapper/King Rail split
Rallus obsoletus The range of Rallus [longirostris] obsoletus yumanensis extends south to Nayarit. But all four widely-recognised subspecies are resident in California sensu lato. (And it's common practice for vernacular names to reflect the core ranges of species.) 'Mexican Rail' would be...- Richard Klim
- Post #20
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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new idea: English names for Clapper/King Rail split
But Ridgway described several rail taxa. Why should Rallus obsoletus (rather than, eg, R tenuirostris) be singled out as 'Ridgway's Rail'? Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus (Ridgway) Rallus (longirostris) obsoletus obsoletus Ridgway Rallus (longirostris) obsoletus beldingi Ridgway Rallus...- Richard Klim
- Post #15
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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new idea: English names for Clapper/King Rail split
Guaranteed to create a tectonic split of opinions... ;)- Richard Klim
- Post #12
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature