The Auckland rail is a small nearly flightless rail endemic to the Auckland Islands 460 km south of New Zealand. It is somewhat of a biogeographical anomaly, being the only species in the genus Lewinia to have reached the islands of New Zealand, skipping over the main islands to reach the remote Auckland group. Its closest relative is Lewin's rail of Australia. The species is currently restricted to two islands in the Auckland group, Adams Island and Disappointment Island. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Rothschild, LW 1893)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
1 p.40
Protonym:
Rallus muelleri
Type locality:
Auckland Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/66/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C5AFD635D2E28548
Avibase ID:
avibase-C5AFD635
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C5AFD635
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560784
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Auckland Island Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle des Auckland ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle d'Auckland ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2022: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2023: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2024: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 3rd edition: Mueller's Rail ( Rallus muelleri) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Auckland Rail ( Rallus muelleri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.50: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Rallus pectoralis muelleri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Auckland Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 2] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Mueller's Rail ( Dryolimnas muelleri) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rallus muelleri [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rallus muelleri [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rallus muelleri [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Auckland Islands Rail ( Lewinia muelleri) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lewinia muelleri [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lewinia muelleri [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Lewinia [pectoralis or muelleri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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