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Madagascar Forest Rail

Mentocrex kioloides
Family
Flufftails
Order
Gruiformes
Codes
madwor1, MFRA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyFlufftails (Sarothruridae)
SpeciesMentocrex kioloides
Codesmadwor1, MFRA
Identification

The Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides) 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 madwor1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Flufftails
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
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Madagascar Forest Rail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Mentocrex kioloides

Family: Flufftails

Order: Gruiformes

eBird Code: madwor1