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Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Authorship: Vieillot

Records

It was observed 27 April 2013 at Pirtle Tank by G.H. Wiseman (UTEP).

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumChordata (Chordates)

SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)

ClassAves (Birds)

OrderGRUIFORMES

FamilyRALLIDAE (Coot and Rail Family)

GenusRallus

Specieslimicola

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	S3BVulnerable
Texas SGCN	Not assessed