Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Buff-banded Rail
The Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) 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 philippensis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buff-banded Rail
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 20 subspecies for this species.
- Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi
- Gallirallus philippensis xerophilus
- Gallirallus philippensis wilkinsoni
- Gallirallus philippensis philippensis
- Gallirallus philippensis pelewensis
- Gallirallus philippensis anachoretae
- Gallirallus philippensis admiralitatis
- Gallirallus philippensis praedo
- Gallirallus philippensis lesouefi
- Gallirallus philippensis meyeri
- Gallirallus philippensis christophori
- Gallirallus philippensis sethsmithi
- Gallirallus philippensis swindellsi
- Gallirallus philippensis goodsoni
- Gallirallus philippensis ecaudatus
- Gallirallus philippensis assimilis
- Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis
- Gallirallus philippensis lacustris
- Gallirallus philippensis tounelieri
- Gallirallus philippensis mellori
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus philippensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Philippines.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.263
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chatham Rail
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Pink-legged Rail
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Woodford's Rail
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Bar-winged Rail
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Guam Rail
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