Madagascar Forest Rail
Mentocrex kioloides(Pucheran, J, 1845)
English (US) Madagascar Forest Rail
The Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides) 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.
- Scientific name
- Mentocrex kioloides
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Forest Rail
- Described by
- (Pucheran, J, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mentocrex kioloides berliozi
- Mentocrex kioloides kioloides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Gallinula kioloides
- Described by
- (Pucheran, J, 1845)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 8 p.279
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chestnut-headed Flufftail
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