Wake Island Rail

Gallirallus wakensis

The Wake Island Rail (Gallirallus wakensis) also commonly known as Wake Rail, is an extinct species of bird (Aves) in the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) and order Gruiformes (Cranes).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Gruiformes
        Family: Rallidae
        Genus: Gallirallus
        Species: Gallirallus wakensis

Species in the Genus of Gallirallus

Bar-winged Rail

Gallirallus poecilopterus

Barred Rail

Gallirallus torquatus

Buff-banded Rail

Gallirallus philippensis

Calayan Rail

Gallirallus calayanensis

Chatham Islands Rail

Gallirallus modestus

Chestnut Rail

Gallirallus castaneoventris

Dieffenbach's Rail

Gallirallus dieffenbachii

Guam Rail

Gallirallus owstoni

Invisible Rail

Gallirallus wallacii

Lord Howe Rail

Gallirallus sylvestris

New Britain Rail

Gallirallus insignis

New Caledonian Rail

Gallirallus lafresnayanus

Okinawa Rail

Gallirallus okinawae

Roviana Rail

Gallirallus rovianae

Tahiti Rail

Gallirallus pacificus

Wake Island Rail

Gallirallus wakensis

Weka

Gallirallus australis

Woodford's Rail

Gallirallus woodfordi

External Links

Wake Island Rail – Wikipedia

Wake Island Rail – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Wake Island Rail – Audubon.org