Madagascar Rail

Rallus madagascariensis - Râle de Madagascar

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Rallus

  • Species
    :

    madagascariensis

Descriptor

Verreaux, J, 1833

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

Distribution

Identification

Râle de Madagascar
adult

Madagascar Rail (Rallus madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Râle de Madagascar,
  • Rascón malgache,
  • frango-de-água-de-madagáscar,
  • Madagaskarralle,
  • madagaszkári guvat,
  • Madagaskarwaterral,
  • Porciglione del Madagascar,
  • madagaskarrall,
  • Madagaskarrikse,
  • chriašteľ madagaskarský,
  • chřástal madagaskarský,
  • Madagaskarrikse,
  • madagaskarinluhtakana,
  • rascló de Madagascar,
  • wodnik madagaskarski,
  • Мадагаскарский пастушок,
  • チャムネクイナ,
  • 马岛秧鸡,
  • 馬達加斯加秧雞,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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