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Chestnut Forest-Rail

Rallicula rubra Schlegel, H 1871

The chestnut forest rail, also known as the chestnut forest crake, is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in the Arfak Mountains and western-central New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Rallicula
Scientific:
  Rallicula rubra


Original description

Citation:
  Schlegel, H 1871

Reference:
   Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. 4 p.55

Protonym:
  Rallicula rubra

Type locality:
  Northern peninsula of New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49085564


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0934B6E1E4E5C359

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0934B6E1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0934B6E1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562677

Geographic range:

  • Rallicula rubra: montane Bird's Head Peninsula (northwestern New Guinea) and western to east-central New Guinea
  • Rallicula rubra rubra: Arfak Mountains of western New Guinea
  • Rallicula rubra [klossi or telefolminensis]: highlands of New Guinea (Weyland Mountains east at least to Mount Hagen)
English:
Chestnut Forest-Rail
Catalan:
Rasclet bru
Czech:
chřástal novoguinejský
Danish:
Lille Kastanjerikse
German:
Kastanienralle
Spanish:
Polluela Castaña
Spanish (Spain):
Polluela Castaña
Finnish:
papuanpunaräikkä
French:
Râle marron
Croatian:
crvena vizlinica
Hungarian:
gesztenyebarna guvat
Icelandic:
Jarprella
Italian:
Rallina castana
Japanese (romaji):
akapapuakuina
Japanese:
アカパプアクイナ
Lithuanian:
rudoji dryžoji vištelė
Dutch:
Nieuw-Guinese Kaneelral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudrikse
Norwegian:
Rødrikse
Polish:
rudokurka czerwonawa
Portuguese:
Sanã-do-mato-castanha
Portuguese (Portugal):
franga-d'água-ferrugínea
Russian:
Кашатановый пастушок
Slovak:
pandanka hrdzavá
Serbian:
Crveni šumski petlić
Swedish:
papuarall
Ukrainian:
коспар каштановий
Chinese:
栗秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
栗秧雞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Râle marron ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Râle marron ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Chestnut Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Chestnut Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
New Guinea Chestnut Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
New Guinea Chestnut Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Chestnut Forest-rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Chestnut Forest Crake ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Chestnut Forest Crake ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Chestnut Forest Crake ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Chestnut Forest Crake ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Chestnut Forest Crake ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Chestnut Forest Crake ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Chestnut Forest Crake ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Chestnut Forest Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallicula rubra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Rallicula rubra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Rallicula rubra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Rallicula rubra [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Chestnut Forest-Rail ( Rallina rubra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rallina rubra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rallicula rubra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Rasclet bru
Czech: Chrástal novoguinejský, chřástal novoguinejský
Danish: Lille Kastanierikse, Lille Kastanjerikse
German: Kastanienralle
English: Chestnut Forest Crake, Chestnut Forest Rail, Chestnut Forest-Rail, Chestnut Rail, New Guinea Chestnut Rail, New Guinean forest-rail
English, HBW: Chestnut Forest-rail
English (IOC): Chestnut Forest Rail
English (United States): Chestnut Forest-Rail
Esperanto: Ruĝa ralino
Spanish: Polluela Castaña
Spanish (Spain): Polluela Castaña
Spanish (HBW): Chestnut Forest-Rail
Estonian: puna-metsruik
Finnish: Papuanpunaräikkä
French: Râle marron, Râle rouge, Rêle roux, Sarothrure marron
Croatian: crvena vizlinica
Hungarian: gesztenyebarna guvat
Indonesian: Mandargunung Merah, Mandar-gunung merah
Icelandic: Jarprella
Italian: Rallina castana, Rallina castana della Nuova Guinea
Japanese (romaji): akapapuakuina
Japanese: アカパプアクイナ
Scientific: Canirallus ruber, Rallicula rubra, Rallicula rubra rubra, Rallina rubra, Rallina rubra rubra
Lithuanian: Kaštoninė vištelė, rudoji dryžoji vištelė
Dutch: Nieuwguinese Kaneelral, Nieuw-Guinese Kaneelral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudrikse
Norwegian: Rødrikse
Polish: rudokurka czerwonawa
Portuguese: Sanã-do-mato-castanha
Portuguese (Portugal): franga-d'água-ferrugínea
Russian: Кашатановый пастушок, Каштановый погоныш
Slovak: chriašteľ hrdzavý, pandanka hrdzavá
Serbian: Crveni šumski petlić, Kestenjasti šumski barski petlić
Swedish: Papuarall
Turkish: Küçük kestane yelvesi
Ukrainian: коспар каштановий, Погонич каштановий
Chinese: 栗秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 栗秧雞

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