Sakalava rail
| Sakalava rail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Zapornia |
| Species: | Z. olivieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Zapornia olivieri (Grandidier, G & Berlioz, 1929) | |
| Distribution of the Sakalava rail | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amaurornis olivieri (Grandidier & Berlioz, 1929) | |
The Sakalava rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to western Madagascar. This bird is small with brown upperpart feathers, grey underparts, a yellow bill and red legs.
The habitat of this rail species is freshwater marshes of reed Phragmites mauritianus. It is classified as Endangered and is threatened by habitat loss due to the destruction of wetlands in Madagascar.