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Gallirallus philippensis  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 560157

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Rallus philippensis Linnaeus, 1766
  
  Common Name(s): Banded Rail [English]
  
    Buff-banded Rail [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderGruiformes  – Cranes, Rails, grues, râles  
                            FamilyRallidae  – Coots, Rails, foulques, gallinules, râles, Waterhens  
                               GenusGallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841  
                                  SpeciesGallirallus philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – Banded Rail, Buff-banded Rail  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis admiralitatis (Stresemann, 1929)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis anachoretae (Mayr, 1949)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis andrewsi (Mathews, 1911)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis assimilis (G. R. Gray, 1843)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis christophori (Mayr, 1938)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis ecaudatus (J. F. Miller, 1783)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis goodsoni (Mathews, 1911)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis lacustris (Mayr, 1938)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis lesouefi (Mathews, 1911)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis macquariensis (Hutton, 1879)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis mellori (Mathews, 1912)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis meyeri (Hartert, 1930)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis pelewensis (Mayr, 1933)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis praedo (Mayr, 1949)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis randi (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis reductus (Mayr, 1938)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis sethsmithi (Mathews, 1911)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis swindellsi (Mathews, 1911)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis tounelieri Schodde & Naurois, 1982  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis wahgiensis (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis wilkinsoni (Mathews, 1911)  
                                     SubspeciesGallirallus philippensis xerophilus (Bemmel & Hoogerwerf, 1940)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Gallirallus philippensis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.07.04, website (version 04-Jul-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Gallirallus philippensis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Gallirallus philippensis, Buff-banded Rail [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Taylor, Barry   
  Publication Date: 1988   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World   
  Page(s): 600   
  Publisher: Yale University Press   
  Publication Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-300-07758-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gallirallus philippensis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Central Pacific Territories, Native  
 

 

    

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