Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis(Gould, J, 1837)
English (US) Black-tailed Nativehen
The Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis) 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: Australia (except far north, eastern coast, and Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tribonyx ventralis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-tailed Nativehen
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gallinula ventralis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
- Type locality
- Swan River, West Australia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.4, no.45 p.85
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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