Makira Woodhen
Gallinula silvestris(Mayr, E, 1933)
English (US) Makira Woodhen
The Makira Woodhen (Gallinula silvestris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands); the only specimen was collected in 1929Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gallinula silvestris
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Makira Woodhen
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1933)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Edithornis silvestris
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1933)
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.590 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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