| Black rail | |
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| Black rail in Maranhão, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Laterallus |
| Species: | L. jamaicensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Breeding Year-round Non-breeding
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The black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is a mouse-sized member of the rail family Rallidae that occurs in both North and South America.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Laterallus jamaicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22692353A154165751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22692353A154165751.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.