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− | ;Dryolimnas cuvieri | + | ;[[: Category:Dryolimnas|Dryolimnas]] cuvieri |
+ | Also known as Cuvier's Rail; includes Aldabra Rail | ||
[[Image:White-throated_Rail.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by srchester<br />Photo of subspecies, aldabranus taken: Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.]] | [[Image:White-throated_Rail.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by srchester<br />Photo of subspecies, aldabranus taken: Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ||
+ | The nominate subspecies ''cuvieri'' is found on [[Madagascar]] and formerly on [[Mauritius]]. The subspecies, ''aldabranus'', is sometimes called the Aldabra Rail, with range limited to Aldabra Island. A third subspecies ''abbotti'' which is now extinct was found on [[Assumption Island]]. White-throated Rail is the only species in the genus ''Dryolimnas''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Revision as of 01:13, 25 November 2007
- Dryolimnas cuvieri
Also known as Cuvier's Rail; includes Aldabra Rail
Description
Distribution & Taxonomy
The nominate subspecies cuvieri is found on Madagascar and formerly on Mauritius. The subspecies, aldabranus, is sometimes called the Aldabra Rail, with range limited to Aldabra Island. A third subspecies abbotti which is now extinct was found on Assumption Island. White-throated Rail is the only species in the genus Dryolimnas.