- Madagascar Wood Rail
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Kioloides Rail Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Canirallus Species: C. kioloides Binomial name Canirallus kioloides
(Pucheran, 1845)Synonyms Mentocrex kioloides
The Madagascar Wood Rail (Canirallus kioloides), also known as the Kioloides Rail, is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is endemic to forests, often in wet areas, in northern and eastern Madagascar. Until the description of the Tsingy Wood Rail, it was the only species of Canirallus in Madagascar.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Canirallus kioloides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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