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Forbes's Forest Rail

Rallicula forbesi
Family
Flufftails
Order
Gruiformes
Codes
forrai1, FFRA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyFlufftails (Sarothruridae)
SpeciesRallicula forbesi
Codesforrai1, FFRA
Identification

The Forbes's Forest Rail (Rallicula forbesi) is a member of the Flufftails family within the order Gruiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code forrai1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Flufftails
Madagascar Forest Rail
Mentocrex kioloides
Tsingy Forest Rail
Mentocrex beankaensis
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Forbes's Forest Rail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Rallicula forbesi

Family: Flufftails

Order: Gruiformes

eBird Code: forrai1