Ascension Crake
Mundia elpenor (Olson, SL 1973)
The Ascension crake is an extinct flightless bird that previously lived on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Like many other flightless birds on isolated islands, it was a rail. It was declared extinct by Groombridge in 1994; BirdLife International confirmed this in 2000 and 2004. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Mundia
Scientific:
Mundia elpenor
Original description
Citation:
(Olson, SL 1973)
Reference:
Smithson. Contrib. Zool.
152 p.ii,7
Protonym:
Atlantisia elpenor
Type locality:
depression on the east side of the southernmost chamber of the largest fumarole located about 260 meters true north of the summit of Sisters Peak, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean (approximately 7°55'25"S; 14°22'15"W), on 17 June 1970, by Storrs L. Olson and Jesse M. Couch
Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.152
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
350C5D1E6592C53E
Avibase ID:
avibase-350C5D1E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/350C5D1E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
EXTINCT
English:
Ascension Flightless Crake
Afrikaans:
Ascensionriethaan
Bulgarian:
Асенсионски дърдавец
Catalan:
Rascló de l'illa de l'Ascensió
Czech:
chřástal ascensionský
Danish:
Ascension-muserikse
German:
Ascensionralle
Esperanto:
ascensiona ralo
Spanish:
Polluela de Ascensión
Spanish (Spain):
Polluela de Ascensión
Estonian:
ascensioni ruik
Finnish:
ascensioninluhtakana
French:
Râle de l'Ascension
Croatian:
asensionska kokošica
Hungarian:
Ascencion-szigeti guvat
Italian:
Rallo di Ascensione
Japanese:
アセンションクイナ
Dutch:
Ascensionral
Norwegian:
ascensionrikse
Polish:
chruścielowiec atlantycki
Portuguese:
frango-de-água-de-ascensão
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-de-ascensão
Russian:
Бескрылый пастушок
Slovak:
chriašteľ ascensionský
Serbian:
Petlovan sa ostrva Asension (izumro)
Swedish:
ascensionrall
Turkish:
Asensiyon yelvesi
Ukrainian:
Пастушок атлантичний
Chinese:
阿森松秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
亞欣森秧雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ascension Flightless Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Avilist 2025: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Ascension Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Ascension Crake ( Atlantisia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Clements, version 2021: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Clements, version 2022: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Clements, version 2023: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Clements, version 2024: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Clements, version 2025: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Clements, version 2019: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| eBird version 2019: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| eBird version 2021: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| eBird version 2022: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| eBird version 2023: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| eBird version 2024: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| eBird version 2025: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Ascension Crake ( Mundia elpenor) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mundia elpenor |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: fossil species (extinct)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Ascensionriethaan
Bulgarian: Асенсионски дърдавец
Catalan: Rascló de l'illa de l'Ascensió
Czech: chřástal ascensionský
Danish: Ascension-muserikse
German: Ascensionralle, Ascension-Ralle
English: Ascension Crake, Ascension Flightless Crake, Ascension Island Crake, Ascension Island rail
[ENAV]: Ascension Crake
English, HBW: Ascension Crake
English (IOC): Ascension Crake
English (United States): Ascension Crake
Esperanto: ascensiona ralo, Elpenora mundio
Spanish: Polluela de Ascensión, Rascón de Ascensión
Spanish (Spain): Polluela de Ascensión
Estonian: ascensioni ruik
Finnish: Ascensioninluhtakana
French: Râle d'Ascension, Râle de l'Ascension
French (Guyane): Râle d'Ascension
Croatian: asensionska kokošica
Hungarian: Ascencion-szigeti guvat
Italian: Rallo di Ascensione
Japanese: アセンションクイナ
Scientific: Atlantisia elpenor, Mundia elpenor
Dutch: Ascensionral
Norwegian: ascensionrikse
Polish: chruscielak atlantycki, chruścielak atlantycki, chruścielowiec atlantycki
Portuguese: frango-de-água-de-ascensão
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-de-ascensão
Russian: Бескрылый дергач, Бескрылый пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ ascensionský
Serbian: Petlovan sa ostrva Asension (izumro)
Swedish: Ascensionrall
Turkish: Asensiyon yelvesi
Ukrainian: Пастушок атлантичний
Chinese: 阿森松秧鸡, 阿森遜秧雞
Chinese (Traditional): 亞欣森秧雞
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