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New Caledonian Rail

Gallirallus lafresnayanus (Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO 1860)

The New Caledonian rail is a large and drab flightless rail that is found on the island of New Caledonia in the Pacific. It is a dull brown above, with grey underparts, and has a yellowish, downward-curving bill. No one knows what it sounds like and it is not known whether it is nocturnal or crepuscular. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Gallirallus
Scientific:
  Gallirallus lafresnayanus


Original description

Citation:
  (Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO 1860)

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. ser.2, 12 p.437

Protonym:
  Gallirallus Lafresnayanus

Type locality:
  New Caledonia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19433#page/441/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C3A12025A97D4097

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C3A12025

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C3A12025


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560152


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Gallirallus lafresnayanus: forest of New Caledonia (possibly extinct)
English:
New Caledonian Rail
Catalan:
Rascló de Nova Caledònia
Czech:
chřástal novokaledonský
Danish:
Ny Caledonisk Skovrikse
German:
Pelzralle
Spanish:
Rascón de Nueva Caledonia
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón de Nueva Caledonia
Finnish:
kanakkiluhtakana
French:
Râle de Lafresnaye
Croatian:
novokaledonska kokošica
Hungarian:
új-kaledóniai bozótguvat
Italian:
Rallo di New Caledonia
Japanese (romaji):
nyu-karedoniakuina
Japanese:
ニューカレドニアクイナ
Lithuanian:
Naujosios Kaledonijos vištelė
Dutch:
Nieuw-Caledonische Ral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kanakrikse
Norwegian:
Kanakrikse
Polish:
wodnik nowokaledoński
Portuguese:
Sanã-da-nova-caledônia
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-da-nova-caledónia
Russian:
Новокаледонский трескун
Slovak:
chriašteľ nočný
Serbian:
Barski petlić sa Nove Kaledonije
Swedish:
nykaledonsk rall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок новокаледонський
Chinese:
新喀秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
新喀里多尼亞秧雞1940滅絕?


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Râle de Lafresnaye ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Râle de Lafresnaye ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 1st edition:
New Caledonian Wood Rail ( Tricholimnas lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2021:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2022:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2023:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2024:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 3rd edition:
New Caledonian Wood Rail ( Tricholimnas lafresnayanus)
Clements 4th edition:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2015:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2016:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2017:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2018:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Clements, version 2019:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 1.50:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 1.52:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 1.53:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 1.54:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 1.55:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2015:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2016:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2017:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2018:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2019:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2021:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2022:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2023:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
eBird version 2024:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
New Caledonian Wood Rail ( Rallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
New Caledonian Wood Rail ( Rallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
New Caledonian Rail ( Cabalus lafresnayanus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
New Caledonia Wood Rail ( Tricholimnas lafresnayanus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Tricholimnas lafresnayanus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Tricholimnas lafresnayanus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Tricholimnas lafresnayanus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallirallus lafresnayanus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallirallus lafresnayanus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: চনিঈ কযাচরমডাচনয়ান চঝচি
Bengali (transliteration): ni'u kyāliḍōniẏāna jhilli
Catalan: Rascló de Nova Caledònia
Czech: Chrástal novokaledonský, chřástal novokaledonský
Danish: Ny Caledonisk Skovrikse, Ny Caledonisk-skovrikse
German: Pelzralle
English: Lafresnaye's Rail, New Caledonia Wood Rail, New Caledonian Rail, New Caledonian Wood Rail, New Caledonian Wood-Rail
English, HBW: New Caledonian Rail
English (IOC): New Caledonian Rail
English (United States): New Caledonian Rail
Esperanto: Lafrenea galinoralo, Lafresnaye-galinoralo, Novkaledonia ralo
Spanish: Rascón de Nueva Caledonia
Spanish (Spain): Rascón de Nueva Caledonia
Spanish (HBW): New Caledonian Rail
Estonian: uuskaledoonia ruik, uus-kaledoonia ruik
Finnish: Kanakkiluhtakana
French: Râle de Lafresnaye, Râle de Nouvelle-Calédonie
Croatian: novokaledonska kokošica
Hungarian: új-kaledóniai bozótguvat
Italian: Rallo della Nuova Caledonia, Rallo di New Caledonia
Japanese (romaji): nyuakaredoniakuina, nyu-karedoniakuina
Japanese: ニュアカレドニアクイナ, ニューカレドニアクイナ
Scientific: Cabalus lafresnayanus, Gallirallus lafresnayanus, Rallus lafresnayanus, Tricholimnas lafresnayanus
Lithuanian: Naujosios Kaledonijos vištelė
Dutch: Nieuwcaledonische Ral, Nieuw-Caledonische Ral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kanakrikse
Norwegian: Kanakrikse, Nykaledoniarikse
Polish: wodnik nowokaledonski, wodnik nowokaledoński
Portuguese: Sanã-da-nova-caledônia
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-da-nova-caledónia
Russian: Новокаледонский пастушок, Новокаледонский трескун
Slovak: chriašteľ nočný
Serbian: Barski petlić sa Nove Kaledonije
Swedish: Nya Kaledonienrall, nykaledonsk rall
Turkish: Yeni Kaledonya Yelvesi
Ukrainian: Пастушок новокаледонський
Chinese: 新喀秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 新喀里多尼亞秧雞, 新喀里多尼亞秧雞1940滅絕?

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