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New Caledonian Rail

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New Caledonian Rail
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New Caledonian Rail

Summary

New Caledonian Rail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #1,615 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Caledonian Rail's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • New Caledonian Rail is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • New Caledonian Rail's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • New Caledonian Rail is classified within Gallirallus[6].
  • New Caledonian Rail is endemic to New Caledonia[7].
  • New Caledonian Rail's scientific name is Gallirallus lafresnayanus[8].
  • New Caledonian Rail's Commons category is recorded as Gallirallus lafresnayanus[9].
  • New Caledonian Rail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. lafresnayanus'}[10].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Caledonian Rail'}[11].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pelzralle'}[12].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rascón de Nueva Caledonia'}[13].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'rascló de Nova Caledònia'}[14].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chřástal novokaledonský'}[15].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'uuskaledoonia ruik'}[16].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Râle de Lafresnaye'}[17].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'wodnik nowokaledoński'}[18].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': "Galinha-d'água-da-Nova-Caledônia"}[19].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kanakrikse'}[20].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Новокаледонский пастушок'}[21].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニューカレドニアクイナ'}[22].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ny Caledonisk Skovrikse'}[23].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kanakkiluhtakana'}[24].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'új-kaledóniai bozótguvat'}[25].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'chriašteľ nočný'}[26].
  • New Caledonian Rail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'nykaledonsk rall'}[27].

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Classification

New Caledonian Rail's scientific name is Gallirallus lafresnayanus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gallirallus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pelzralle'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rascón de Nueva Caledonia'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'rascló de Nova Caledònia'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chřástal novokaledonský'}[15], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'uuskaledoonia ruik'}[16].

Distribution

New Caledonian Rail is endemic to New Caledonia[7].

Identifiers

New Caledonian Rail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 387[28]. New Caledonian Rail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1150660[29]. New Caledonian Rail's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 915542[30]. New Caledonian Rail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474547[31]. New Caledonian Rail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560152[32].

Why It Matters

New Caledonian Rail ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #1,615 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

New Caledonia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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. 26d ago · Looniverse · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Endemic to → New Caledonia
    Parent taxon → Gallirallus
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Mus Nat Hist Nat 25022013 Gallirallus lafresnayanus.jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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