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| + | [[Image:1160 Rail, White-throated 02g.jpg|thumb|290px|right|Photo by peterday|peterday<br />Subspecies cuvieri <br /> Vakona Forest Lodge, Madagascar, November 2016]] | ||
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Alternative name: Cuvier's Rail
Includes Aldabra Rail
- Dryolimnas cuvieri
Identification
Distribution
Madagascar and Aldabra.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized:[1]
- D. c. cuvieri - Madagascar, formerly Mauritius
- D. c. abbotti - Extinct; Formerly Assumption I.
- D. c. aldabranus - "Aldabra Rail"; Aldabra I.
Habitat
Lowlands and mangrove forests.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Rail
