Weka Gallirallus australis Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (4)
Barry Taylor and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 22, 2016
Text last updated June 22, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rascló weka |
| Czech | chřástal weka |
| Dutch | Weka |
| English | Weka |
| English (United States) | Weka |
| French | Râle wéka |
| French (France) | Râle wéka |
| German | Wekaralle |
| Icelandic | Hænurella |
| Japanese | ニュージーランドクイナ |
| Norwegian | wekarikse |
| Polish | weka |
| Russian | Уэка |
| Serbian | Veka |
| Slovak | chriašteľ veka |
| Spanish | Rascón Weka |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rascón weka |
| Swedish | wekarall |
| Turkish | Veka |
| Ukrainian | Уека |
Gallirallus australis (Sparrman, 1786)
PROTONYM:
Rallus australis
Sparrman, 1786. Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.1 no.xiv, pl.14.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Zealand, restricted type locaUty, Dusky Sound, South Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GALLIRALLUS
- australe / australis
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Weka
