White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri)

Other Names (World)
White-throated Rail, Cuvier's Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
30 - 32 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pucheran, 1845)

Range (Guide)

Madagascar, Seychelles (B).

Population
Estimated population is 5,100 - 7,500 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Small molluscs, small ghost crabs, insects and insect larvae, eggs and hatchlings of green turtles.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri) [XC418947]
by Ross Gallardy from Diana, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar (song)

White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri) [XC91699]
by Hans Matheve from Roadside pools S of Ifaty, Toliara Prov., Madagascar (call)

Nest
A loose structure composed of twigs and leaves placed in a depression in a rock, or a substantial bowl placed on the ground in dense vegetation.

Subspecies
Subspecies abbotti, of Assumption I, recently extinct.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845) - Madagascar; formerly also Mauritius.
aldabranus (G�nther, 1879) - Aldabra Is, Indian Ocean.
abbotti ! (Ridgway, 1894) - Formerly Assumption I. Extinct.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri) - 10 files

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