Coturnicops
Genus of birds
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Coturnicops is a genus of bird in the rail family.
| Coturnicops | |
|---|---|
| |
| Yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Coturnicops G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Fulica noveboracensis[1] Gmelin, 1789 | |
Taxonomy
The genus was erected by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with the yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) as the type species.[2] The genus name combines coturnix, the Latin word for a "quail", with ōps, an Ancient Greek word meaning "appearance".[3]
Species
The genus contains the following two species:[4]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinhoe's rail | Coturnicops exquisitus | Manchuria and southeastern Siberia. | |
 | Yellow rail | Coturnicops noveboracensis | Canada east of the Rockies; also the northeastern United States |
The genus formerly included the speckled rail (Laterallus notatus).[4]
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