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Madagascar Rail
Rallus madagascariensis Verreaux, J, 1833
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Madagascar Rail, Rallus madagascariensis, is a rail found in eastern Madagascar. It belongs to the family Rallidae and was described by Verreaux, J, 1833. It is a medium-sized bird with a mainly brown plumage, marked by streaking on the upperparts and upper breast. The face and throat are greyish, the undertail is white, and the bill is red with dark legs. It occurs in moist lowland and montane forest, as well as freshwater marshes. Habitat loss threatens it.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- Africa: e Madagascar
