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Common Name

Madagascar Wood Rail

Alternate Names

Kioloides Rail

Common Type

Rail

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Sarothruridae

Genus

Mentocrex

Species

kioloides

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Madagascar,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Forests or wet areas

Distribution and Range

Endemic to Madagascar

Food

Probe in the mud or shallow water for insects and aquatic animals.

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Field Notes:

Was formerly placed in the genus Canirallus together with the grey-throated rail until a molecular genetic study published in 2019 found that the grey-throated rail is not closely related to the Madagascan and Tsingy Wood Rails.

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