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Gallinula Brisson, 1760

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
"Ornithologie 1 p. 50 pl. III fig. 1

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Gruiformes
family
Rallidae
genus
Gallinula

Name

Synonyms
Edithornis Mayr, 1933
Porphyreops Zuchold, 1854
Porphyriops Pucheran, 1845
Porphyriornis Allen, 1892
Tribonix Bonaparte, 1856
Tribonyx Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840
Homonyms
Gallinula Pennant, 1769
Gallinula Mörch, 1852
Gallinula Brisson, 1760
Common names
Moorhen in English
Moorhen in English
Moorhens in English
Moorhens in English
Moorhens in English
Moorhens in English
moorhen in English
moorhens in English
Typical Moorhens in English
Typical Moorhens in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. CoL2006
  4. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  5. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  6. Ornith., 6
  7. SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993
  8. SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993, PaleoDB
  9. SOF (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
  10. Taylor, Barry, 1988: null. Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World. 600.
  11. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  12. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  13. as per family
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