Kioloides Rail
Encyclopedia
The Madagascar Wood Rail (Canirallus kioloides), also known as the Kioloides Rail, is a species of bird
in the Rallidae
family. It is endemic to forests, often in wet areas, in northern and eastern Madagascar
. Until the description of the Tsingy Wood Rail
, it was the only species of Canirallus
in Madagascar.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Rallidae
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...
family. It is endemic to forests, often in wet areas, in northern and eastern Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. Until the description of the Tsingy Wood Rail
Tsingy Wood Rail
The Tsingy Wood Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family that only was scientifically described in 2011. It is endemic to areas with dry deciduous forest and limestone karst in the lowlands of west-central Madagascar...
, it was the only species of Canirallus
Canirallus
Canirallus is a genus of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. This genus includes one species from wet forests in West and Middle Africa, and two species from forests in Madagascar.-Species:...
in Madagascar.