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Guam Rail
Gallirallus owstoni Rothschild, LW 1895
The Guam rail is a species of flightless bird, endemic to the United States territory of Guam, where it is known locally as the Ko'ko' bird. The Guam rail disappeared from southern Guam in the early 1970s and was extirpated from the entire island by the late 1980s. This species is now being bred in captivity by the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources on Guam and at some mainland U.S. zoos. Since 1995, more than 100 rails have been introduced on the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in an attempt to establish a wild breeding colony. Although at least one chick resulted from these efforts, feral cat predation and accidental deaths have been extremely high. In 2010, 16 birds were released onto Cocos Island, with 12 more being introduced in 2012. In 2019, the species became only the second bird after the California condor to be reclassified by the IUCN from extinct in the wild to critically endangered. Source: Wikipedia
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Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Gallirallus
Scientific:
Gallirallus owstoni
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Gallirallus
Scientific:
Gallirallus owstoni
Original description
Citation:
Rothschild, LW 1895
Reference:
Novit. Zool.
2 p.481
Protonym:
Hypotaenidia owstoni
Type locality:
Guam, Marianne Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24182#page/507/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8E3F31ABFBE154BB
Avibase ID:
avibase-8E3F31AB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8E3F31AB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560155
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Geographic range:
- Gallirallus owstoni: forest of Guam (southern Mariana Islands); extinct in the wild until successfully reintroduced into Rota (southernmost Northern Mariana Islands) and Cocos Island (just south of Guam)
Source: Clements checklist
Guam Rail
Catalan:
Rascló de l'illa de Guam
Czech:
chřástal guamský
Danish:
Guamskovrikse
German:
Guamralle
Spanish:
Rascón de Guam
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón de Guam
Finnish:
guaminluhtakana
French:
Râle de Guam
Croatian:
guamska kokošica
Hungarian:
guami guvat
Icelandic:
Pollarella
Italian:
Rallo di Guam
Japanese (romaji):
guamukuina
Japanese:
グアムクイナ
Lithuanian:
Guaminė vištelė
Dutch:
Guamral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Guamrikse
Norwegian:
Guamrikse
Polish:
wodnik guamski
Portuguese:
Sanã-de-guam
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-de-guam
Russian:
Гуамский трескун
Slovak:
chriašteľ súmračný
Serbian:
Guamski petlovan
Swedish:
guamrall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок гуамський
Chinese:
关岛秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
關島秧雞 1970滅絕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle de Guam ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle de Guam ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 1st edition: Guam Rail ( Rallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2021: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2022: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2023: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2024: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Guam Rail ( Rallus owstoni) |
| Clements 4th edition: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2015: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2016: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2017: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2018: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Clements, version 2019: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 1.50: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 1.52: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 1.53: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 1.54: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 1.55: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2015: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2016: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2017: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2018: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2019: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2021: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2022: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2023: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| eBird version 2024: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Guam Rail ( Rallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Guam Rail ( Rallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Guam Rail ( Hypotaenidia owstoni) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rallus owstoni |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rallus owstoni |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rallus owstoni |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Guam Rail ( Gallirallus owstoni) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallirallus owstoni |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallirallus owstoni |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: গুয়াভ চঝচি
Bengali (transliteration): guẏāma jhilli
Catalan: Rascló de l'illa de Guam
Chamorro: Ko’ko’
Czech: Chrástal guamský, chřástal guamský
Danish: Guamskovrikse
German: Guamralle
English: Guam Rail, Owston's Rail
English, HBW: Guam Rail
English (IOC): Guam Rail
English (United States): Guam Rail
Esperanto: Gvama ralo, Oŭstona galinoralo, Owston-galinoralo
Spanish: Rascón de Guam
Spanish (Spain): Rascón de Guam
Spanish (HBW): Guam Rail
Estonian: guami ruik
Finnish: Guaminluhtakana
French: Râle de Guam, Râle des Mariannes
Croatian: guamska kokošica
Hungarian: guami guvat
Icelandic: Pollarella
Italian: Rallo di Guam
Japanese (romaji): guamukuina, gwamukuina
Japanese: グァムクイナ, グアムクイナ
Scientific: Gallirallus owstoni, Hypotaenidia owstoni, Rallus owstoni
Lithuanian: Guaminė vištelė
Dutch: Guamral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Guamrikse
Norwegian: Guamrikse
Polish: wodnik guamski
Portuguese: Sanã-de-guam
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-de-guam
Russian: Гуамский пастушок, Гуамский трескун, Нелетающий гуамский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ súmračný
Serbian: Guamski petlovan
Swedish: Guamrall
Turkish: Guam Yelvesi
Ukrainian: Пастушок гуамський
Chinese: 关岛秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 關島秧雞, 關島秧雞 1970滅絕
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