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New Caledonian Rail

Gallirallus lafresnayanusVerreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860

English (US) New Caledonian Rail

Possibly extinct

The New Caledonian Rail (Gallirallus lafresnayanus) 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: forest of New Caledonia (probably extinct; no definite records since 1890)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Gallirallus lafresnayanus
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
English (US)
New Caledonian Rail
Described by
Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Gallirallus Lafresnayanus
Described by
Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860
Type locality
New Caledonia.
Original description
Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée ser.2, 12 p.437

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

See all 148 species of the family Rallidae