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Tahiti Rail
Gallirallus pacificus (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The Tahiti rail, Tahitian red-billed rail, or Pacific red-billed rail is an extinct species of rail that lived on Tahiti. It was first recorded during James Cook's second voyage around the world (1772–1775), on which it was illustrated by Georg Forster and described by Johann Reinhold Forster. No specimens have been preserved. As well as the documentation by the Forsters, there have been claims that the bird also existed on the nearby island of Mehetia. The Tahiti rail appears to have been closely related to, and perhaps derived from, the buff-banded rail, and has also been historically confused with the Tongan subspecies of that bird. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Gallirallus
Scientific:
Gallirallus pacificus
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.717
Protonym:
Rallus pacificus
Type locality:
Tahiti.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/218/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6872F033E1F36E21
Avibase ID:
avibase-6872F033
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6872F033
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560156
EXTINCT
English:
Tahiti Rail
Afrikaans:
Tahitilandriethaan
Bulgarian:
Таитянски дърдавец
Bengali:
তাচচত চঝচি
Catalan:
Rascló de Tahití
Czech:
chřástal tahitský
Danish:
Tahitiskovrikse
German:
Tahitiralle
Esperanto:
tahitia ralo
Spanish:
Rascón de Tahiti
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón de Tahiti
Estonian:
tahiti ruik
Finnish:
tahitinluhtakana
French:
Râle tévéa
Croatian:
tahitska kokošica
Hungarian:
tahiti guvat
Icelandic:
Kókosrella
Italian:
Rallo di Tahiti
Japanese (romaji):
tahichikuina
Japanese:
タヒチクイナ
Dutch:
Tahitiral
Norwegian:
Tahitirikse
Polish:
wodnik pacyficzny
Portuguese:
frango-de-água-do-taiti
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-do-taiti
Russian:
Таитянский трескун
Slovak:
chriašteľ tahitský
Serbian:
Barski petlić sa Tahitija
Swedish:
tahitirall
Turkish:
Tahiti yelvesi
Ukrainian:
Пастушок таїтійський
Chinese:
塔希提岛红嘴秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
大溪地秧雞1844滅絕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Avilist 2025: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle tévéa ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle tévéa ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2025: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Tonga Rail ( Rallus ecaudatus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2015: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2016: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2017: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2018: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2019: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2021: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2022: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2023: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2024: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| eBird version 2025: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Tahitian Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Tahitian Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Tahitian Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Tahiti Rail ( Hypotaenidia pacifica) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rallus ecaudata |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rallus ecaudata |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rallus ecaudata |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Tahiti Rail ( Gallirallus pacificus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallirallus pacificus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallirallus pacificus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Tahitilandriethaan
Bulgarian: Таитянски дърдавец
Bengali: তাচচত চঝচি
Bengali (transliteration): tāhiti jhilli
Catalan: Rascló de Tahití
Czech: chřástal tahitský
Danish: Tahitiskovrikse
German: Rotschnabelralle, Tahitiralle
English: Pacific Rail, Red-billed Rail, Tahiti Rail, Tahitian Rail, Tahitian Red-Billed Rail, Tevea, Tevea Rail, Tonga Rail
[ENAV]: Tahiti Rail
English, HBW: Tahiti Rail
English (IOC): Tahiti Rail
English (United States): Tahiti Rail
Esperanto: Pacifika galinoralo, tahitia ralo
Spanish: Rascón de Tahiti, Rascón de Tahití
Spanish (Spain): Rascón de Tahiti
Spanish (HBW): Tahiti Rail
Estonian: tahiti ruik
Finnish: Tahitinluhtakana
French: Râle à bec rouge, Râle de Tahiti, Râle tévéa
French (Guyane): Râle tévéa
Croatian: tahitska kokošica
Hungarian: tahiti guvat
Icelandic: Kókosrella
Italian: Rallo di Tahiti
Japanese (romaji): tahichikuina
Japanese: タヒチクイナ
Scientific: Gallirallus pacificus, Gallirallus philippensis pacificus, Hypotaenidia pacifica, Hypotaenidia philippensis ecaudata, Rallus ecaudata, Rallus ecaudatus, Rallus ecaudatus, Rallus pacificus
Dutch: Tahitiral
Norwegian: Tahitirikse
Polish: wodnik pacyficzny
Portuguese: frango-de-água-do-taiti
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-do-taiti
Russian: Таитянский пастушок, Таитянский трескун
Slovak: chriašteľ tahitský
Serbian: Barski petlić sa Tahitija
Swedish: Tahitirall
Turkish: Tahiti yelvesi
Ukrainian: Пастушок таїтійський
Chinese: 塔希提岛红嘴秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 大溪地秧雞, 大溪地秧雞1844滅絕
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