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Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima)

Amaurornis moluccana ultima Mayr, E 1949

Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Amaurornis
Scientific:
  Amaurornis moluccana ultima

Original description

Citation:
  Mayr, E 1949

Reference:
   Amer. Mus. Novit. no.1417 p.21

Protonym:
  Amaurornis olivaceus ultimus

Type locality:
  Gower Island, Solomon Islands

Link:
  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4382/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7D38746578C712EE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7D387465

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7D387465

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 708048

Geographic range:

  • Amaurornis moluccana ultima: eastern Solomon Islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima)
French:
Râle des Moluques (ultima)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima) ( Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
Avilist 2025:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Amaurornis olivaceus ultimus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amaurornis olivacea ultima [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amaurornis moluccana ultima [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Amaurornis moluccana [moluccana]

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English: Rufous-tailed Waterhen (ultima)
French: Râle des Moluques (ultima)
Scientific: Amaurornis moluccana ultima, Amaurornis moluccana ultimus, Amaurornis moluccanus ultimus, Amaurornis olivacea ultima, Amaurornis olivaceus ultima, Amaurornis olivaceus ultimus, Gallinula olivacea ultima

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