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Madagascar rail
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| Madagascar rail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Rallus |
| Species: | R. madagascariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rallus madagascariensis Verreaux, 1833
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| Synonyms | |
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Biensis typus Pucheran, 1845 | |
The Madagascar rail (Rallus madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Description
[edit]This is a medium-sized rail measuring 25 cm (9.8 in). Its plumage is mostly plain brown with some streaks on the upperparts and upper breast. Its face and throat are greyish and its undertail is white. The bill is red and the legs are dark.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rallus madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22692504A93356641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692504A93356641.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ BirdLife species factsheet for Rallus madagascariensis
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rallus madagascariensis.
Wikispecies has information related to Rallus madagascariensis.
- "Rallus madagascariensis". Avibase.
- "Madagascar rail media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Interactive range map of Rallus madagascariensis at IUCN Red List
- Audio recordings of Madagascan rail on Xeno-canto.
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