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Chestnut Rail

Gallirallus castaneoventris(Gould, J, 1844)

English (US) Chestnut Rail

The Chestnut Rail (Gallirallus castaneoventris) 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.

Scientific name
Gallirallus castaneoventris
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Chestnut Rail
Described by
(Gould, J, 1844)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Eulabeornis castaneoventris
Described by
(Gould, J, 1844)
Type locality
North coast of Australia = Flinders River, Gulf of Carpenteria, apud Mathews.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.12, no.133 p.56

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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