Coturnicops is a genus of bird in the rail family.
| Coturnicops | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Coturnicops G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Fulica noveboracensis[1] Gmelin, 1789 | |
Taxonomy
editThe genus was erected by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with the yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) as the type species.[2] The genus name combines coturnix, the Latin word for a "quail", with ōps, an Ancient Greek word meaning "appearance".[3]
Species
editThe genus contains the following two species:[4]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinhoe's rail | Coturnicops exquisitus | Manchuria and southeastern Siberia. | |
 | Yellow rail | Coturnicops noveboracensis | Canada east of the Rockies; also the northeastern United States |
The genus formerly included the speckled rail (Laterallus notatus).[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Rallidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 120.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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