About the Madagascar Rail
The Madagascar rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
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This is a medium-sized rail measuring 25 cm (9.8 in). Its plumage is mostly plain brown with some streaks on the upperparts and upper breast. Its face and throat are greyish and its undertail is white. The bill is red and the legs are dark. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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