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Laysan Rail Zapornia palmeri
Storrs L. Olson
Version: 1.0 — Published January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rasclet de Laysan |
| Czech | chřástal laysanský |
| Dutch | Laysanral |
| English | Laysan Rail |
| English (HAW) | Moho - Laysan Rail |
| English (United States) | Laysan Rail |
| French | Marouette de Laysan |
| French (France) | Marouette de Laysan |
| German | Laysansumpfhuhn |
| Japanese | レイサンクイナ |
| Norwegian | laysanrikse |
| Polish | karliczka hawajska |
| Russian | Лайсанский погоныш |
| Serbian | Lajsanski barski petlić (izumro) |
| Slovak | chriašť laysanský |
| Spanish | Polluela de Laysan |
| Spanish (Spain) | Polluela de Laysan |
| Swedish | laysansumphöna |
| Turkish | Laysan Yelvesi |
| Ukrainian | Погонич лайсанський |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Former distribution of Laysan Rail endemic to Laysan Island
Former distribution of Laysan Rail endemic to Laysan I. and successfully introduced to Midway Atoll. Approximate former distribution of Hawaiian Rail on leeward side of Hawai‘i I. (shaded), so far as is known from archaeological and paleontological sites, incorporating the probable source area of the 2 mounted specimens referred to P. s. sandwichesis; and the distribution of P. s. millsi on the windward side (hatched) as reconstructed from historical accounts.
