Yellow Rail

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1260592
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Yellow Rail

Summary

Yellow Rail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yellow Rail's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Yellow Rail is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Yellow Rail's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Yellow Rail belongs to the parent taxon Coturnicops[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Yellow Rail is Coturnicops noveboracensis[7].
  • Yellow Rail's Commons category is recorded as Coturnicops noveboracensis[8].
  • Yellow Rail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coturnicops noveboracensis[9].
  • Yellow Rail's Commons gallery is recorded as Coturnicops noveboracensis[10].
  • Yellow Rail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. noveboracensis'}[11].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow rail'}[12].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow Rail'}[13].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbralle'}[14].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Polluela amarillenta'}[15].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'rasclet groguenc'}[16].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chřástal žlutavý'}[17].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kold-vuttruik'}[18].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Okerrikse'}[19].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مرعة صفراء'}[20].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'Rakig melen'}[21].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Rasclet groc'}[22].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Râle jaune'}[23].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Rallo giallo'}[24].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シマクイナ'}[25].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gele ral'}[26].
  • Yellow Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Gulrall'}[27].

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Classification

Yellow Rail's scientific name is Coturnicops noveboracensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Coturnicops[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow rail'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbralle'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Polluela amarillenta'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'rasclet groguenc'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chřástal žlutavý'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kold-vuttruik'}[18].

Identifiers

Yellow Rail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 542[28]. Yellow Rail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 302535[29]. Yellow Rail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228183[30]. Yellow Rail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176259[31].

Why It Matters

Yellow Rail ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon Coturnicops
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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