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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Rallus |
| Species: | R. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834
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Breeding Year-round
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The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a waterbird, the largest North American rail.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rallus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62155060A95190392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62155060A95190392.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.