Taxonomy Profile: Gallinula (Brisson 1760)

Gallinula: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Edithornis
Mayr 1933
Porphyriops
Pucheran 1845
Tribonyx
Du Bus de Gisignies 1840
Porphyriornis
Allen 1892
Common Name(s):
Moorhens []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gallinula: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Gruiformes
Cranes |
Rails |
grues |
râles |
Family : Rallidae
Coots |
Rails |
foulques |
gallinules |
râles |
Waterhens |
Genus : Gallinula
Moorhens |
Gallinula Direct Children(s):
Gallinula chloropus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Gallinula angulata
(Sundevall 1850)
Gallinula tenebrosa
(Gould 1846)
Gallinula melanops
(Vieillot 1819)
Gallinula mortierii
(Du Bus de Gisignies 1840)
Gallinula nesiotis
(P L Sclater 1861)
Gallinula pacifica
(Hartlaub & Finsch 1871)
Gallinula ventralis
(Gould 1837)
Gallinula: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Gallinula
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Gallinula
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Gallinula
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.07.04
Acquired:
2006-08-21
Notes:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Gallinula
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Gallinula
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Gallinula
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Taylor, Barry
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1988-01-01 / 1988-01-01
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
Gallinula: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Gallinula: Comments