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White-throated Rail, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar
A ground level shot of a White-throated rail in the dry forest of Ankarafantsika. According to our guide, it is one of the most sought after birds in this park. Although it is not extremely rare by numbers, it is elusive and secretive. It needs to be, since it is flightless.
The white-throated rail or Cuvier's rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles. A flightless subspecies, ''Dryolimnas cuvieri aldabranus'' , inhabits Aldabra, while another, ''D. c. abbotti'' , from Assumption went extinct in the early 20th century due to introduced predators.
It is now the last living member of the genus ''Dryolimnas'' and believed to be the last flightless bird in the Indian Ocean. Its natural habitats.. more
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