Tsingy wood rail
| Tsingy wood rail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Canirallus |
| Species: | C. beankaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Canirallus beankaensis Goodman, Raherilalao & Block, 2011 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Mentocrex beankaensis | |
The Tsingy wood rail (Canirallus beankaensis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae that only was scientifically described in 2011.[2]
It is endemic to areas with dry deciduous forest and limestone karst in the lowlands of west-central Madagascar. It is larger than the Madagascan wood rail, and also differs in the colour of the throat, moustachial stripe and region near the eyes.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Canirallus beankaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ 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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