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Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen

Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri] (= Gallinula nesiotis) Sclater, PL 1861

The Tristan moorhen is an extinct species of flightless rail endemic to the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. It was very similar to the Gough moorhen of Gough Island, located 395 miles to the southeast. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Gallinula
Scientific:
  Gallinula nesiotis


Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL 1861

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1861, pt.2 p.261 pl.30

Imprint year:
  1861

Protonym:
  Gallinula nesiotis

Type locality:
  Tristan da Cunha.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91152#page/345/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  63B5CFC7442FD0CA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-63B5CFC7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/63B5CFC7


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560145

Geographic range:

  • Gallinula nesiotis: formerly Tristan da Cunha; extinct, last reported 1900
  • Gallinula comeri: Gough Island (South Atlantic Ocean); introduced to Tristan da Cunha in 1956
English:
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen
French:
Gallinule de Tristan da Cunha ou G. de Gough


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen ( Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri])
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Gough Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gallinule de Tristan da Cunha ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Gough Islands Coot ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Gough Islands Coot ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Tristan da Cunha Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Tristan Gallinule ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Tristan Gallinule ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Tristan Moorhen ( Gallinula nesiotis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinula nesiotis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Gallinula [chloropus, galeata, nesiotis or comeri]

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Catalan: Polla de l'illa Gough, Polla de Tristan da Cunha
Czech: Slípka tristanská
Danish: Tristanrørhøne
German: Goughteichhuhn, Tristanteichhuhn
English: Gough Island Coot, Gough Islands Coot, Gough Moorhen, Island Cock, Tristan da Cunha Moorhen, Tristan Gallinule, Tristan Island Cock, Tristan Moorhen, Tristan or Gough Island Moorhen
English (IOC): Tristan/Gough Moorhen
Esperanto: Insula galinolo
Spanish: Gallereta de Gough, Gallineta de Gough
Spanish (Spain): Gallineta de Gough
Spanish (HBW): Tristan Moorhen
Estonian: tristan da cunha tait
Finnish: Etelänliejukana
French: Gallinule de Tristan, Gallinule de Tristan da Cunha, Gallinule de Tristan da Cunha ou G. de Gough, Gallinule de Tristan ou G. de Gough, Poule de Tristan
Hungarian: Trisdan da Cunha vízityúk
Italian: Gallinella delle Tristan, Gallinella dell'Isola di Gough, Gallinella di Tristan da Cunha
Japanese (romaji): torisutamban, torisutanban
Japanese: トリスタンバン
Scientific: Gallinula [nesiotis or comeri], Gallinula nesiotis, Gallinula nesiotis nesiotis, Porphyriornis nesiotis
Lithuanian: Tristano da Kunjos salyno vištelė
Dutch: Tristanwaterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tussoksivhøne
Norwegian: Tussoksivhøne
Polish: kokoszka atlantycka
Portuguese: Frango-d'água-de-tristão-da-cunha
Russian: Тристанская камышница
Slovak: sliepočka tristanská
Swedish: Tristanrörhöna, tristanrörhöna/goughrörhöna
Ukrainian: Курочка тристанська
Chinese: 特岛骨顶
Chinese (Traditional): 垂斯坦水雞

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