Tsingy Wood Rail
Encyclopedia
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 is larger than the Madagascar Wood Rail, and also differs in the colour of the throat, moustachial stripe and region near the eyes.
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 that only was scientifically described
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...
in 2011. It is endemic to areas with dry deciduous forest and limestone karst
KARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...
in the lowlands of west-central Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. It is larger than the Madagascar Wood Rail, and also differs in the colour of the throat, moustachial stripe and region near the eyes.