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Chatham Islands Rail

Gallirallus modestus (Hutton, FW 1872)

The Chatham rail is an extinct flightless species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Chatham, Mangere and Pitt Islands, in the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  (Hutton, FW 1872)

Reference:
   Ibis ser.3, vol.2, no.7 p.247

Protonym:
  Rallus modestus

Type locality:
  Chatham Islands, type from Mangare Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35143#page/283/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CB21BCEAAD4C403D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CB21BCEA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CB21BCEA


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560153


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Gallirallus modestus: formerly Chatham Islands; extinct, last seen 1900
English:
Chatham Islands Rail
Catalan:
Rascló de les illes Chatham
Czech:
chřástal chathamský
Danish:
Mangareskovrikse
German:
Chathamralle
Spanish:
Rascón de las Chatham
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón de las Chatham
Finnish:
luolaluhtakana
French:
Râle des Chatham
Croatian:
čatamska kokošica
Hungarian:
chatham-szigeteki guvat
Icelandic:
Mórella
Italian:
Rallo delle Chatham
Japanese (romaji):
chatamukuina
Japanese:
チャタムクイナ
Lithuanian:
Čatamo ilgasnapė vištelė
Dutch:
Chathamral
Norwegian:
Chathamrikse
Polish:
wodnik brązowy
Portuguese:
Galeirão-de-chatham
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-das-chatham
Russian:
Чатемский трескун
Slovak:
chriašteľ trávny
Serbian:
Barski petlić sa ostrva Čatam (izumro)
Swedish:
matirakahurall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок чатамський
Chinese:
查塔姆秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
查坦島秧雞1900滅絕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: চযাথাভ চঝচি
Bengali (transliteration): cyāthāma jhilli
Catalan: Rascló de les illes Chatham
Czech: chřástal cgathamský, chřástal chathamský
Danish: Mangareskovrikse
German: Chathamralle, Chatham-Ralle
English: Chatham Island Rail, Chatham Islands Rail, Chatham Rail, Hutton's Rail, Mangare Rail, Mangere Rail, Modest Rail
English, HBW: Chatham Rail
English (IOC): Chatham Rail
English (United States): Chatham Islands Rail
Esperanto: Modesta kabalo
Spanish: Rascón de las Chatham
Spanish (Spain): Rascón de las Chatham
Spanish (HBW): Chatham Islands Rail
Estonian: chathami ruik
Finnish: Chathamsaartenluhtakana, luolaluhtakana, rämeluhtakana
French: Râle des Chatham
Croatian: čatamska kokošica
Hungarian: chatham-szigeteki guvat
Icelandic: Mórella
Italian: Rallo delle Chatham
Japanese (romaji): chatamukuina
Japanese: チャタムクイナ
Scientific: Caballus modestus, Cabalus modestus, Gallirallus modestus, Gallirallus philippensis modestus, Rallus modestus
Lithuanian: Čatamo ilgasnapė vištelė
Dutch: Chathamral
Norwegian: Chathamrikse
Polish: wodnik brązowy, wodnik poludniowy, wodnik południowy
Portuguese: Galeirão-de-chatham
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-das-chatham
Russian: Чатемский пастушок, Чатемский трескун
Slovak: chriašteľ trávny
Serbian: Barski petlić sa ostrva Čatam, Barski petlić sa ostrva Čatam (izumro)
Swedish: Matirakahu, matirakahurall
Turkish: Chatham Adası yelvesi
Ukrainian: Пастушок чатамський
Chinese: 查塔姆秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 查坦島秧雞, 查坦島秧雞1900滅絕

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