New Caledonian Rail
Gallirallus lafresnayanusVerreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860
English (US) New Caledonian Rail
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
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- New Caledonian Rail
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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