Gallirallus conditicius Peters & Griscom, 1928
Gilbert rail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Cholimnas conditicius Peters & Griscom, 1928; Tricholimnas conditicius Peters & Griscom, 1928
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym)
Last record: before 1928
IUCN RedList status: treated as a synonym of Hypotaenidia sylvestris
Distribution
Gilbert Islands, Republic of Kiribati (false)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Peters, J. L. and Griscom, L. (1928). A new rail and a new dove from Micronesia. Proc. New England Zool. Club 10: 99-106.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2013). Hypotaenidia sylvestris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 23 November 2014.
Greenway, J. C. (1952). Tricholimnas conditicus is probably a synonym of Tricholimnas sylvestris. Breviora 5: 1-4.
Olson, Storrs L. (1992). Requiescat for Tricholimnas conditicius, a rail that never was. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 112(3): 174-179.
Walters, Michael. (1987). The provenance of the Gilbert Rail [i]Tricholimnas conditicius[/i] (Peters & Griscom). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 107(4): 181-184.