Woodford's Rail
Gallirallus woodfordi(Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1889)
English (US) Woodford's Rail
The Woodford's Rail (Gallirallus woodfordi) 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 woodfordi
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Woodford's Rail
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1889)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Gallirallus woodfordi tertius
- Gallirallus woodfordi woodfordi
- Gallirallus woodfordi immaculatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallina Woodfordi
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1889)
- Type locality
- Aola, Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.6, vol.4, no.22 p.320
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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