Forbes's Forest Rail Rallicula forbesi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (3)
Barry Taylor and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rasclet de Forbes |
| Czech | chřástalík černokřídlý |
| Dutch | Forbeskaneelral |
| English | Forbes's Forest Rail |
| English (United States) | Forbes's Forest Rail |
| French | Râle de Forbes |
| French (France) | Râle de Forbes |
| German | Nymphenralle |
| Icelandic | Tjarnarella |
| Indonesian | Mandar-gunung koma |
| Japanese | セグロパプアクイナ |
| Norwegian | svartvingerikse |
| Polish | rudokurka czarnoskrzydła |
| Russian | Горный пастушок |
| Serbian | Forbsov šumski petlić |
| Slovak | pandanka čiernokrídla |
| Spanish | Polluela de Forbes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Polluela de Forbes |
| Swedish | forbesrall |
| Turkish | Forbes Kestane Yelvesi |
| Ukrainian | Погонич новогвінейський |
Revision Notes
Luca Bielski prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Rallicula forbesi Sharpe, 1887
PROTONYM:
Rallicula forbesi
Sharpe, 1887. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia pt23, pl.70,text.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RALLICULA
- forbesi
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Forbes's Rail
