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Gallinula silvestris  (Mayr, 1933)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 560147

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Edithornis silvestris Mayr, 1933
  
    Pareudiastes silvestris (Mayr, 1933)
  
  Common Name(s): frango-d'água-de-fronte-azul [Portuguese]
  
    Gallinule d'Edith [French]
  
    Gallineta de San Cristóbal [Spanish]
  
    Makira Moorhen [English]
  
    San Cristobal Moorhen [English]
  
    Makira Woodhen [English]
  
    galinha-d'água-de-makira [Portuguese]
  
       
  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  – Crakes, Coots, Rails, foulques, gallinules, râles, Waterhens  
                               GenusGallinula Brisson, 1760 – Moorhens  
                                  SpeciesGallinula silvestris (Mayr, 1933) – frango-d'água-de-fronte-azul, Gallinule d'Edith, Gallineta de San Cristóbal, Makira Moorhen, San Cristobal Moorhen, Makira Woodhen, galinha-d'água-de-makira  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Gallinula silvestris    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: eBird/Clements Checklist (2021), database (version 2021)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/   
  Reference for: Gallinula silvestris   
       
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Gallinula silvestris, Makira Woodhen [English]   
       
  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: Gallinula silvestris   
       
  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: Gallinula silvestris, Makira Woodhen [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: Gallinula silvestris   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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