Hypotaenidia wakensis (Wake Island Rail)

Wake Island Rail

Hypotaenidia wakensis Rothschild, LW 1903

The extinct Wake Island rail was a flightless rail and the only native land bird on the Pacific atoll of Wake. It was found on the islands of Wake and Wilkes, but not on Peale, which is separated from the others by a channel of about 100 meters. It was hunted to extinction during the Second World War. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Hypotaenidia
Scientific:
  Hypotaenidia wakensis

Original description

Citation:
Rothschild, LW 1903

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 13 p.78

Protonym:
Hypotaenidia wakensis

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/454/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
0C903B9AC977130C

Avibase ID:
avibase-0C903B9A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0C903B9A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560163

EXTINCT

Geographic range:

Hypotaenidia wakensis: Formerly Wake Island. Extinct; last reported 1944

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Wake Island Rail
Catalan:
Rascló de l'illa Wake
Czech:
chřástal wakeský
Danish:
Wakeskovrikse
German:
Wakeralle
Spanish:
Rascón de la Wake
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón de la Wake
Finnish:
wakenluhtakana
French:
Râle de Wake
Croatian:
pepeljasta kokošica
Hungarian:
wake-szigeti guvat
Icelandic:
Vökurella
Italian:
Rallo di Wake
Japanese (romaji):
we-kukuina
Japanese:
ウェーククイナ
Dutch:
Wakeral
Norwegian:
Wakerikse
Polish:
wodnik mikronezyjski
Portuguese:
Galeirão-de-wake
Russian:
Уэйкский трескун
Slovak:
chriašteľ bledý
Serbian:
Petlovan sa ostrva Vejk (izumro)
Swedish:
wakerall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок вакійський
Chinese:
威克岛秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
威克島秧雞1945滅絕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 00: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 01: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 02: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 03: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 04: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle de Wake ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle de Wake ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 1st edition: Wake Island Rail ( Rallus wakensis)
Clements, version 2021: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 3rd edition: Wake Island Rail ( Rallus wakensis)
Clements 4th edition: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements, version 2015: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements, version 2016: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements, version 2017: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements, version 2018: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Clements, version 2019: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 1.50: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 1.52: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 1.53: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 1.54: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 1.55: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 2015: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 2016: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 2017: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 2018: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 2019: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
eBird version 2021: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Wake Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Wake Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rallus wakensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rallus wakensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rallus wakensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Wake Island Rail ( Gallirallus wakensis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Wake Island Rail ( Hypotaenidia wakensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallirallus wakensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallirallus wakensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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