Sakalava Rail | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Amaurornis |
Species: | A. olivieri |
Binomial name | |
Amaurornis olivieri (G. Grandidier & Berlioz, 1929) |
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Distribution of the Sakalava Rail |
The Sakalava Rail (Amaurornis olivieri) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.