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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Rail White-throated 02c.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Subspecies ''cuvieri'' <br /> Vakona Forest Lodge, [[Madagascar]], November 2016]] |
| − | '''Alternative name: Cuvier's Rail<br> | + | '''Alternative name: Cuvier's Rail<br />''' |
;[[:Category:Dryolimnas|Dryolimnas]] cuvieri | ;[[:Category:Dryolimnas|Dryolimnas]] cuvieri | ||
| − | + | '''Includes Aldabra Rail''' | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:White-throated_Rail.jpg|thumb|750px|right|Photo by {{user|srchester|srchester}}<br />Subspecies ''aldabranus'' <br /> Aldabra Atoll, [[Seychelles]], Indian Ocean, 1989]] | |
| + | 30–33 cm (11¾-13 in) | ||
| + | *Bright chestnut head, neck and breast | ||
| + | *White throat | ||
| + | *Bill: dark, with dark red base in males; females have a pink base | ||
| + | ====Variations==== | ||
| + | ''D. c. aldabranus'' has short wings, as it is flightless. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Madagascar]] and | + | [[Madagascar]] and Aldabra. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Three subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Three subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| − | *''D. c. cuvieri'' - Madagascar, formerly Mauritius | + | *''D. c. cuvieri'' - [[Madagascar]], formerly [[Mauritius]] |
| − | *''D. c. abbotti'' - Extinct; Formerly Assumption | + | *''D. c. abbotti'' - Extinct; Formerly Assumption Island |
| − | *''D. c. aldabranus'' - "Aldabra Rail"; Aldabra | + | *''D. c. aldabranus'' - "Aldabra Rail"; Aldabra Island |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowlands and mangrove forests. | Lowlands and mangrove forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists mostly of invertebrates, such as small molluscs and ghost crabs. They also eat flies, termites and beetles. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017) |
| + | #ArKive | ||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 31 December 2017
Alternative name: Cuvier's Rail
- Dryolimnas cuvieri
Includes Aldabra Rail
Identification
30–33 cm (11¾-13 in)
- Bright chestnut head, neck and breast
- White throat
- Bill: dark, with dark red base in males; females have a pink base
Variations
D. c. aldabranus has short wings, as it is flightless.
Distribution
Madagascar and Aldabra.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[1]
- D. c. cuvieri - Madagascar, formerly Mauritius
- D. c. abbotti - Extinct; Formerly Assumption Island
- D. c. aldabranus - "Aldabra Rail"; Aldabra Island
Habitat
Lowlands and mangrove forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of invertebrates, such as small molluscs and ghost crabs. They also eat flies, termites and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)
- ArKive
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Rail
