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title: "Wodnik królewski"
description: "Rallus elegans — Ptaki. The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a large, mostly brown rail native to North America, where it breeds in marshes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/king-rail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wodnik królewski

> Rallus elegans — Ptaki. The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a large, mostly brown rail native to North America, where it breeds in marshes.

- Scientific name: *Rallus elegans*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1550
- Wikidata: [Q1265381](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1265381)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367715](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367715)

## Names

- en: King Rail
- de: Königsralle
- es: Rascón Real
- fr: Râle élégant
- nl: Koningsral
- pt: Saracura-real
- pl: Wodnik królewski

## Countries with the most observations

US (1270), CA (25), CU (5)

## Summary

The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a large, mostly brown rail native to North America, where it breeds in marshes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_rail

## Photo

![Wodnik królewski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/king-rail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vicki Miller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355882483

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/king-rail?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).