Tasmanian Nativehen
Tribonyx mortieriiDu Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1840
English (US) Tasmanian Nativehen
The Tasmanian Nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) 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: TasmaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tribonyx mortierii
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tasmanian Nativehen
- Described by
- Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tribonyx Mortierii
- Described by
- Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1840
- Type locality
- 'Nouvelle Hollande' = Tasmania.
- Original description
- Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 7 pt1 p.214 pl.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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