White-throated rail
Dryolimnas cuvieri
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 are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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 are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.