Woodford's Rail Gallirallus woodfordi Scientific name definitions
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (3)
Eliot Carter, Barry Taylor, Josep del Hoyo, David Christie, and Nigel Collar
Version: 2.0 — Published April 7, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rascló de Guadalcanal |
| Czech | chřástal guadalcanalský |
| Dutch | Woodfordral |
| English | Woodford's Rail |
| English (United States) | Woodford's Rail |
| French | Râle de Woodford |
| French (France) | Râle de Woodford |
| German | Salomonenralle |
| Japanese | ウッドフォードクイナ |
| Norwegian | salomonrikse |
| Polish | weczka czarnodzioba |
| Russian | Соломонский трескун |
| Serbian | Vudfordov barski petlić |
| Slovak | chriašteľ tmavozobý |
| Spanish | Rascón de Guadalcanal |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rascón de Guadalcanal |
| Swedish | salomonrall |
| Turkish | Karaca Yelve |
| Ukrainian | Пастушок соломонський |
Revision Notes
Eliot Carter revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media. Dimitris Salas updated the distribution map. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copy edited the account.
Gallirallus woodfordi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1889)
PROTONYM:
Rallina Woodfordi
Ogilvie-Grant, 1889. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (6), 4, p.320.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Aola, Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GALLIRALLUS
- woodfordi
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● 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 Woodford's Rail
