Miller's Rail
Zapornia nigra (Miller, JF 1784)
The Tahiti crake, also known as Miller's rail, was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Tahiti. It was discovered and painted by Georg Forster during the second Cook voyage. John Frederick Miller copied Forster's painting and published it with some changes and remarks in his work Cimelia Physica in 1784. It probably went extinct in about 1800 from introduced predators. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Zapornia
Scientific:
Zapornia nigra
Original description
Citation:
(Miller, JF 1784)
Reference:
Icon. Animalium
pt.9 pl.50B
Protonym:
?Rallus nigra
Type locality:
Otaheita [=Tahiti]
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/196473#page/125/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B60D85A9F8CDE5A2
Avibase ID:
avibase-B60D85A9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B60D85A9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
EXTINCT
English:
Miller's Rail
Catalan:
Rasclet de Miller
Czech:
chřástal pacifický
Danish:
Tahitirørvagtel
German:
Tahitisumpfhuhn
Spanish:
Polluela de Miller
Spanish (Spain):
Polluela de Miller
French:
Marouette de Miller
Croatian:
tahitska štijoka
Hungarian:
Miller-vízicsibe
Italian:
Schiribilla di Tahiti
Japanese:
タヒチヒメクイナ
Dutch:
Tahitiporseleinhoen
Norwegian:
kullrikse
Polish:
kureczka polinezyjska
Portuguese:
franga-de-água-do-taiti
Portuguese (Portugal):
franga-d'água-do-taiti
Russian:
Таитянский погоныш
Slovak:
chriašť tichomorský
Serbian:
Milerov barski petlić
Swedish:
tahitisumphöna
Ukrainian:
погонич таїтійський
Chinese:
塔希提田鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
大溪地田雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Avilist 2025: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Miller's Rail ( Porzana nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2021: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2022: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2023: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2024: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2025: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2019: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| eBird version 2019: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| eBird version 2021: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| eBird version 2022: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| eBird version 2023: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| eBird version 2024: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| eBird version 2025: Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Miller's Rail ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tahiti Crake ( Porzana nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Tahiti Crake ( Zapornia nigra) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Porzana nigra |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: fossil species (extinct)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Rasclet de Miller
Czech: chřástal pacifický
Danish: Tahitirørvagtel
German: Miller's Sumpfhuhn, Tahitisumpfhuhn
English: Miller's rail, Tahiti Crake
English, HBW: Miller's Rail
English (IOC): Miller's Rail, Tahiti Crake
English (United States): Miller's Rail
Spanish: Polluela de Miller
Spanish (Spain): Polluela de Miller
Estonian: tahiti huik
French: Marouette de Miller, Râle de Miller
Croatian: tahitska štijoka
Hungarian: Miller-vízicsibe
Italian: Schiribilla di Tahiti
Japanese: タヒチヒメクイナ
Scientific: ?Rallus nigra, Porzana nigra, Zapornia nigra
Dutch: Tahitiporseleinhoen
Norwegian: kullrikse
Polish: kureczka polinezyjska
Portuguese: franga-de-água-do-taiti
Portuguese (Portugal): franga-d'água-do-taiti
Russian: Погоныш Миллера, Таитянский погоныш
Slovak: chriašť tichomorský
Serbian: Milerov barski petlić
Swedish: Tahitisumphöna
Turkish: Miller yelvesi
Ukrainian: погонич таїтійський
Chinese: 塔希提田鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 大溪地田雞
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