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New Guinea Flightless Rail
Megacrex inepta d'Albertis, LM; Salvadori, AT 1879
The New Guinea flightless rail, also known as the Papuan flightless rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, in the monotypic genus Megacrex. Sometimes however, it was included in Amaurornis or Habroptila, but this is incorrect. Source: Wikipedia
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Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Megacrex
Scientific:
Megacrex inepta
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Megacrex
Scientific:
Megacrex inepta
Original description
Citation:
d'Albertis, LM; Salvadori, AT 1879
Reference:
Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova
14 p.130
Protonym:
Megacrex inepta
Type locality:
Fly River, New Guinea.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9186402
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
770830AC645568E7
Avibase ID:
avibase-770830AC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/770830AC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176345
Geographic range:
- Megacrex inepta inepta: Trans-Fly lowlands of se New Guinea
- Megacrex inepta pallida: Coastal n New Guinea (Idenburg River to Sepik River)
Source: Clements checklist
New Guinea Flightless Rail
Catalan:
Rascló àpter
Czech:
chřástal mangrovový
Danish:
Ny Guinea-rørhøne
German:
Baumralle
Spanish:
Rascón Inepto
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón Inepto
Finnish:
isosuokana
French:
Râle géant
Croatian:
novogvinejska kokošica
Hungarian:
új-guineai gyalogguvat
Italian:
Rallo attero di Nuova Guinea
Japanese (romaji):
papuakuina
Japanese:
パプアクイナ
Lithuanian:
Didžioji vištelė
Dutch:
Kasuarisral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Storfotrikse
Norwegian:
Storfotrikse
Polish:
kusowodnik
Portuguese:
Saracura-da-nova-guiné
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-da-papua
Russian:
Новогвинейский погоныш
Slovak:
nohaňa nelietavá
Serbian:
Novogvinejski petlovan neletač
Swedish:
storfotsrall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок новогвінейський
Chinese:
新几内亚秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
新幾內亞秧雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle géant ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle géant ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Amaurornis ineptus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Amaurornis ineptus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Papuan Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Papuan Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Papuan Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Papuan Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Papuan Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Papuan Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Papuan Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Megacrex inepta [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Megacrex inepta [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Megacrex inepta [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): New Guinea Flightless Rail ( Megacrex inepta) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megacrex inepta [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megacrex inepta [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: চনিঈ চগচন গুযগুচয
Bengali (transliteration): ni'u gini guraguri
Catalan: Rascló àpter
Czech: chřástal mangrovový, Slípka nelétavá
Danish: Ny Guinea-rørhøne
German: Baumralle
English: Gray-faced Rail, Grey-faced Rail, New Guinea Flightless Rail, Papuan Flightless Rail
English, HBW: New Guinea Flightless Rail
English (IOC): New Guinea Flightless Rail
English (United States): New Guinea Flightless Rail
Esperanto: Stulta megakrekso
Spanish: Gallineta Inepta, Rascón Inepto
Spanish (Spain): Rascón Inepto
Spanish (HBW): New Guinea Flightless Rail
Estonian: paapua jooksuhuik
Finnish: isosuokana, Rujosuokana
French: Râle géant, Râle géant de Papouasie
Croatian: novogvinejska kokošica
Hungarian: új-guineai gyalogguvat
Indonesian: Mandar Kasuari
Italian: Rallo attero di Nuova Guinea, Rallo inetto della Nuova Guinea, Rallo papua
Japanese (romaji): papuakuina
Japanese: パプアクイナ
Scientific: Amaurornis inepta, Amaurornis ineptus, Habroptila inepta, Megacrex inepta, Megacrex inepta inepta
Lithuanian: Didžioji vištelė
Dutch: Kasuarisral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Storfotrikse
Norwegian: Storfotrikse
Polish: Bagiewnik nowogwinejski, kusowodnik, wodnokur kusy, Wodnukur kusy
Portuguese: Saracura-da-nova-guiné
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-da-papua
Russian: Нелетающая новогвинейская зеленоклювая камышница, Новогвинейский мангровый пастушок, Новогвинейский погоныш
Slovak: nohaňa nelietavá
Serbian: Novogvinejski petlovan neletač
Swedish: Storfotsrall
Turkish: Büyük Papua Yelvesi
Ukrainian: Пастушок новогвінейський
Chinese: 新几内亚秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 新幾內亞秧雞
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