Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

General Status Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
ELCODE: 
ABNME05030
Common Name: 
Virginia Rail
Scientific Name: 
Rallus limicola
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Gruiformes
Family: 
Rallidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

One record from Hay River (2001); Questionable VIRA record - consider removing vagrant status in NT (H228).; There are two reports: from Falaise Lake (on the west side of Great Slave Lake) in June 1989, described as unconfirmed by Sirois and McRae (1996); and a bird heard calling along the Ingraham Trail 20 km east of Yellowknife on 4 July 2010 by Martine Dufresene and Blake Maybank (Eckert 2011). No detailed description of the call or bird is provided in the literature. This species has been reported as far north as Fort McMurray in Alberta., References: Eckert, C.D. 2011. Northern Canada & Greenland. North American Birds 64(4):610-612., Sirois, J. and D. McRae. 1996. A Miniguide to a Megaterritory and a Checklist: The Birds of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Second Edition. Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service(NWT Bird checklist project)
Score: 
A
References: 
LA20
H228
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Status Rank Description: 
One record from Hay River (2001) Questionable VIRA record - removed vagrant status in NT (H228).
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted in 2005 by Craig Machtans and Lindsay Armer based on NWT Bird Checklist Survey database. Note in 2009 Questionable VIRA record - consider removing vagrant status in NT (H228 - CWS).; Reviewed in 2010;no change;Reviewed by Check list group (D Britton, C Eckert, D tate, R. Pankratz, S Carriere) 2016: Not assessed (deleted from vagrant list); Reviewed in 2020, no change
Last Updated: 
June 19, 2020

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Canadian Wildlife Service (2005) NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey database. Environment Canada / Canadian Wildlife Service Yellowknife http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/nature/migratorybirds/nwtbcs/index.en.html - LA20 Return
  • Amer, Lindsay (2009) CWS Review: General Species Rankings for NT - Birds E-mail to S Carriere (16/09/2009). Lindsay Armer, Ornis oikos Consulting, 950 Westmount Court, Bathurst NB, E2A 4V9; Phone (506) 545-7261; Email: linds.armer@mac.com - H228 Return