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
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 ID:
C3A12025A97D4097
Avibase ID:
avibase-C3A12025
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C3A12025
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560152
Geographic range:
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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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eBird version 2015: New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus) |
eBird version 2016: New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: New Caledonian Rail ( Gallirallus lafresnayanus) |
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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) |
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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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