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Lord Howe Woodhen

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Taxon taxon Q687294
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Lord Howe Woodhen

Summary

Lord Howe Woodhen is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lord Howe Woodhen's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is classified within Gallirallus[5].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is endemic to Lord Howe Island[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lord Howe Woodhen is Gallirallus sylvestris[7].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen's Commons category is recorded as Gallirallus sylvestris[8].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen's Commons gallery is recorded as Gallirallus sylvestris[9].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen's original combination is recorded as Ocydromus sylvestris[10].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen's taxon synonym is recorded as Tricholimnas sylvestris[11].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen's taxon synonym is recorded as Hypotaenidia sylvestris[12].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. sylvestris'}[13].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island woodhen'}[14].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Woodhen'}[15].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldralle'}[16].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rascón de la Lord Howe'}[17].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "rascló de l'illa Lord Howe"}[18].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chřástal lesní'}[19].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'pruunruik'}[20].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Moserikse'}[21].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Лесной пастушок'}[22].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ロードハウクイナ'}[23].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Lord Howe-skovrikse'}[24].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ruskoluhtakana'}[25].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'barna bozótguvat'}[26].
  • Lord Howe Woodhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'wodnik brunatny'}[27].

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Classification

Lord Howe Woodhen's scientific name is Gallirallus sylvestris[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Gallirallus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island woodhen'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldralle'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rascón de la Lord Howe'}[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "rascló de l'illa Lord Howe"}[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chřástal lesní'}[19].

Distribution

Lord Howe Woodhen is endemic to Lord Howe Island[6].

Identifiers

Lord Howe Woodhen's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 388[28]. Lord Howe Woodhen's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54501[29]. Lord Howe Woodhen's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 915556[30]. Lord Howe Woodhen's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474544[31]. Lord Howe Woodhen's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560161[32].

Why It Matters

Lord Howe Woodhen ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . International Ornithological Congress. worldbirdnames.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Hector Bottai · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn taxon id → 22692395
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  2. 23d ago · Hector Bottai · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Gallirallus
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+21'}
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