Brown-cheeked rail
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The brown-cheeked rail or eastern water rail (Rallus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It breeds in northern Mongolia, eastern Siberia, northeast China, Korea and northern Japan, and winters in southeast Asia.[2] It used to be considered a subspecies of the water rail.
Quick Facts Brown-cheeked rail Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent, 534,000 - 0.00 years ago, Conservation status ...
Brown-cheeked rail Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent, 534,000 - 0.00 years ago | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Rallus |
Species: | R. indicus |
Binomial name | |
Rallus indicus Blyth, 1849 | |
Breeding summer visitor (ranges are approximate)Resident year-round Winter visitor |
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