Canirallus
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| Canirallus | |
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| Canirallus kioloides | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Canirallus Bonaparte, 1856 |
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Canirallus is a genus of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. This genus includes one species from wet forests in West and Middle Africa, and two species from forests in Madagascar.
[edit] Species
The two species from Madagascar are sometimes placed in the genus Mentocrex instead, leaving Canirallus for only the Grey-throated Rail.
- Madagascar Wood Rail (Canirallus kioloides)
- Tsingy Wood Rail (Canirallus beankaensis)
- Grey-throated Rail (Canirallus oculeus)
[edit] References
- Goodman, Raherilalao & Block (2011). Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the Mentocrex kioloides complex (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2776: 49–60.
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