Sakalava Rail

Zapornia olivieri - Râle d'Olivier Marouette d'Olivier

Râle d'Olivier
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Zapornia

  • Species
    :

    olivieri

Descriptor

Grandidier, G Berlioz, 1929

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 19 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Râle d'Olivier
Râle d'Olivier

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Râle d'Olivier,
  • Polluela negra malgache,
  • franga-de-água-sacalava,
  • Malegassenkielralle,
  • madagaszkári vízicsibe,
  • Oliviers Waterhoen,
  • Rallo sakalava,
  • sakalavasumphöna,
  • Gassersvartrikse,
  • chriašť žltozobý,
  • chřástal Olivierův,
  • Sakalavarørhøne,
  • madagaskarinhuitti,
  • polla d'Olivier,
  • kureczka madagaskarska,
  • Оливьеров малый пастушок,
  • マダガスカルクロクイナ,
  • 马岛苦恶鸟,
  • sakalavasumphöna,
  • 馬達加斯加苦惡鳥,

Voice song and call

Râle d'Olivier

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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