Madagascan Flufftail

Sarothrura insularis - Râle insulaire

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Sarothruridés

  • Genus
    :

    Sarothrura

  • Species
    :

    insularis

Descriptor

Sharpe, 1870

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 14 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Râle insulaire
adult
Râle insulaire
adult

Madagascan Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) is a species of bird in the Sarothruridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Râle insulaire,
  • Polluela malgache,
  • frango-d'água-malgaxe,
  • Merinaralle,
  • hova bolyhosfarkú,
  • Hovaral,
  • Codapiuma del Madagascar,
  • madagaskardunrall,
  • Gasserdunrikse,
  • páperochvost madagaskarský,
  • chřástal ostrovní,
  • Madagaskardunhale,
  • madagaskarinrääkkiäinen,
  • rasclet de Madagascar,
  • kusokurka madagaskarska,
  • Мадагаскарский пушистый погоныш,
  • マダガスカルシマクイナ,
  • 马岛侏秧鸡,
  • 馬達加斯加侏秧雞,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 24-08-2011
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