Madagascar Rail | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Rallus |
Species: | R. madagascariensis |
Binomial name | |
Rallus madagascariensis Verreaux, 1833 |
The Madagascar Rail (Rallus madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.