First documented record of Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis in Honduras

摘要

Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis occurs very locally from southern Canada to Chile and Argentina, but is best known in the southern USA (Ripley 1977, Eddleman et al. 1994, Taylor & van Perlo 1998) and is considered Near Threatened (IUCN 2013). Rare and poorly known in Central America, where breeding has been reported only in Panama (Harty 1964) and all records are from near sea level, except in Guatemala, where there are undated historical specimens from the highlands (1,450 m) at San Miguel Duenas,dpto. Sacatepequez (Salvin 1866, Salvin & Godman 1879-1904). There are no subsequent records in the country (Eisermann & Avendaho 2007; K. Eisermann in litt. 2013). In Belize, Black Rail was first reported by Russell (1966) based on two specimens takenon 29 June 1963 in north-east Toledo (c.27 km north-west of Monkey River).