Tsingy Forest Rail
Mentocrex beankaensisGoodman, SM; Raherilalao, MJ; Block, NL, 2011
English (US) Tsingy Forest Rail
The Tsingy Forest Rail (Mentocrex beankaensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sarothruridae (Flufftails) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: local in west-central Madagascar (Bemaraha and Beanka Massifs)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mentocrex beankaensis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Tsingy Forest Rail
- Described by
- Goodman, SM; Raherilalao, MJ; Block, NL, 2011
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Goodman, SM; Raherilalao, MJ; Block, NL, 2011
- Original description
- Zootaxa 2776 49-60
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-spotted Flufftail
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Buff-spotted Flufftail
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Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Striped Flufftail
Sarothrura affinis
Madagascar Flufftail
Sarothrura insularis
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