| African rail | |
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| Cedara Farm, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Rallus |
| Species: | R. caerulescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789
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The African rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a small wetland bird of the rail family that is found in eastern and southern Africa.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rallus caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692498A93356313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692498A93356313.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.