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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-throated Rail* |
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Dryolimnas cuvieri |
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Description (10)
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White-throated Rail
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Other Names (World)
White-throated Rail, Cuvier's Rail
Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
Size
30 - 32 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Pucheran, 1845)
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) [XC91699]
by Hans Matheve from Roadside pools S of Ifaty, Toliara Prov., Madagascar (call)
White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri) [XC162114]
by Peter Boesman from Andasibe, Perinet, Toamasina, Madagascar (song)
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 (Günther, 1879) - Aldabra Is, Indian Ocean.
- abbotti ! (Ridgway, 1894) - Formerly Assumption I. Extinct.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the White-throated Rail see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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