Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Canirallus Higher classification Rallidae Order Gruiformes | Family Sarothruridae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Madagascan wood rail, Grey‑throated rail | ||
Grey throated rail canirallus oculeus at ankasa ghana
Canirallus is a genus of bird in the flufftail family, Sarothruridae. This genus includes one species from wet forests in West and Middle Africa, and two species from forests in Madagascar.
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Species
The two species from Madagascar are sometimes placed in the genus Mentocrex instead, leaving Canirallus for only the grey-throated rail.
References
Canirallus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA