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
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut Rail
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gallirallus castaneoventris sharpei
- Gallirallus castaneoventris castaneoventris
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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