Mentocrex kioloides (Madagascar Forest Rail)

Madagascar Forest Rail

Mentocrex kioloides (Pucheran, J 1845)

The Madagascar wood rail, also known as the kioloides rail, is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is endemic to forests, often in wet areas, in northern and eastern Madagascar. The Madagascar wood rail is a secretive and shy species, often showing elusive behavior, such as running away from the slightest disturbances. This has contributed to a lack of study on this species; a reason why it is not that well known. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Mentocrex
Scientific:
  Mentocrex kioloides

Original description

Citation:
(Pucheran, J 1845)

Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 8 p.279

Protonym:
Gallinula kioloides

Type locality:
Madagascar.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19572#page/289/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
047A7C80A1F8E551

Avibase ID:
avibase-047A7C80

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/047A7C80

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176351

English:
Kioloides Rail
Afrikaans:
Madagaskarwoudriethaan
Bulgarian:
Мадагаскарски горски дърдавец
Catalan:
Rascló becblau
Czech:
chřástal šedotemenný
Danish:
Madagaskarskovrikse
German:
Graukehlralle
Esperanto:
grizmaska arboralo
Spanish:
Rascón Kioloide
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón Kioloide
Estonian:
madagaskari metsruik
Finnish:
madagaskarinmetsähuitti
French:
Râle à gorge blanche
Croatian:
sivočela vizlinica
Hungarian:
madagaszkári erdeiguvat
Italian:
Rallo del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarukuina
Japanese:
マダガスカルクイナ
Lithuanian:
madagaskarinė pilkagurklė vištelė
Dutch:
Madagaskargrijskeelral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Smekkerikse
Norwegian:
Smekkerikse
Polish:
chruściel madagaskarski
Portuguese:
Sanã-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Каштановая лесная курочка
Slovak:
pastúšok škraboškový
Serbian:
Madagaskarski šumski petlovan
Swedish:
madagaskarskogsrall
Turkish:
Madagaskar orman kılavuzu
Ukrainian:
рапчик мадагаскарський
Chinese:
马岛林秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加灰喉秧雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Kioloides Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kioloides Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kioloides Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Avilist 2025: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides)
Clements, version 2021: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Mentrocrex kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Mentrocrex kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Madagascar Wood-Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Madagascar Wood-rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Canirallus kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Madagascan Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Madagascar Wood Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Madagascar Forest Rail ( Mentocrex kioloides) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Canirallus kioloides [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Mentocrex [kioloides or beankaensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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