Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Rallus
Species
madagascariensis
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
Location Photographed
Madagascar,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Subtropical or tropical; moist lowland forests, montane forests and freshwateer marshes.
Distribution and Range
Endemic to Madagascar
Food
Probes in the mud or water with their bill for crustaceans, aquatic insects also eats small fish, frogs and snakes.