St. Helena Rail
Aphanocrex podarces Wetmore, A 1963
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Aphanocrex
Scientific:
Aphanocrex podarces
Original description
Citation:
Wetmore, A 1963
Reference:
Ibis
vol.103b, no.3 p.379 pl.9
Protonym:
Aphanocrex podarces
Type locality:
left tarsometatarsus, with talon and adjacent area on the proximal articular surface missing; otherwise complete. From silts deposited at Prosperous Bay on the eastern side of St. Helena Island, collected 24 April, 1959, by D. F. Dorward and N. P. Ashmole.
Link:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1963.tb06760.x
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
11CBD603CE56F4A6
Avibase ID:
avibase-11CBD603
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/11CBD603
Taxonomic Serial Number:
EXTINCT
English:
St. Helena Rail
Afrikaans:
Groot Sint Helenariethaan
Bulgarian:
Светаеленски дърдавец
Catalan:
Rascló de l'illa Santa Helena
Czech:
chřástal svatohelenský
Danish:
Skt. Helena-muserikse
German:
Helenasumpfhuhn
Esperanto:
sanktahelena ralo
Spanish:
Rasconcillo de Santa Helena
Spanish (Spain):
Rasconcillo de Santa Helena
Estonian:
saint helena ruik
Finnish:
santhelenansulttaanikana
French:
Râle de Sainte-Hélène
Croatian:
svetohelenska kokošica
Hungarian:
Szent Ilona-szigeti guvat
Italian:
Rallo di Sant'Elena
Japanese:
セントヘレナクイナ
Dutch:
Sint-Helenaral
Norwegian:
langklorikse
Polish:
chruścielowiec wielkostopy
Portuguese:
frango-de-água-de-santa-helena
Portuguese (Portugal):
franga-d'água-de-santa-helena
Russian:
Святоеленский пастушок
Slovak:
chriašteľ pazúrnatý
Serbian:
Petlovan sa ostrva Sveta Jelena (izumro)
Swedish:
sankthelenarall
Turkish:
Saint Helena yelvesi
Ukrainian:
пастушок санта-геленський
Chinese:
圣岛秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
聖海倫納秧雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Saint Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Saint Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Saint Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Saint Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Saint Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Saint Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Saint Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Avilist 2025: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): St Helena Crake ( Laterallus podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): St Helena Crake ( Laterallus podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): St Helena Crake ( Laterallus podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Saint Helena Crake ( Laterallus podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Saint Helena Rail ( Laterallus podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Saint Helena Crake ( Laterallus podarces) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Saint Helena Crake ( Laterallus podarces) |
| Clements, version 2021: St. Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Clements, version 2022: St. Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Clements, version 2023: St. Helena Rail ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Clements, version 2024: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Clements, version 2025: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Clements, version 2019: St. Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| eBird version 2019: St. Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| eBird version 2021: St. Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| eBird version 2022: St. Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| eBird version 2023: St. Helena Rail ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| eBird version 2024: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| eBird version 2025: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): St Helena Crake ( Atlantisia podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: St. Helena Rail ( Aphanocrex podarces) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aphanocrex podarces |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: fossil species (extinct)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Groot Sint Helenariethaan
Bulgarian: Светаеленски дърдавец
Catalan: Rascló de l'illa Santa Helena
Czech: chřástal svatohelenský
Danish: Skt. Helena-muserikse
German: Helenasumpfhuhn, Sankt Helena-Ralle, St. Helena-Ralle
English: Saint Helena Crake, Saint Helena Rail, St Helena Crake, St. Helena Crake, St. Helena Giant Rail, St. Helena Rail, St. Helena swamphen
[ENAV]: St. Helena Rail
English, HBW: St Helena Crake
English (IOC): St. Helena Crake
English (United States): St. Helena Crake
Esperanto: sanktahelena ralo
Spanish: Calamón de Santa Helena, Rasconcillo de Santa Helena
Spanish (Spain): Rasconcillo de Santa Helena
Estonian: saint helena ruik, sainthelena ruik, st. helena ruik
Finnish: sainthelenanluhtakana, santhelenansulttaanikana
French: Râle de Sainte-Hélène
French (Guyane): Râle de Sainte-Hélène
Croatian: svetohelenska kokošica
Hungarian: Szent Ilona-szigeti guvat
Italian: Rallo di Sant'Elena
Japanese: セントヘレナクイナ
Scientific: Aphanocrex podarces, Atlantisia podarces, Laterallus podarces
Dutch: Sint-Helenaral
Norwegian: langklorikse
Polish: chruścielowiec wielkostopy
Portuguese: frango-de-água-de-santa-helena
Portuguese (Portugal): franga-d'água-de-santa-helena
Russian: Пастушок острова святая елена, Святоеленский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ pazúrnatý
Serbian: Petlovan sa ostrva Sveta Jelena (izumro)
Swedish: Sankt Helenarall, sankthelenarall
Turkish: Saint Helena yelvesi
Ukrainian: пастушок санта-геленський
Chinese: 圣岛秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 聖海倫納秧雞
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