Genus: Mentocrex
Description
A genus containing two species of Forest Rails from Madagascar. They were formerly called Wood Rails but are not closely related to the new world Wood Rails but more closely related to Forest Rails in genus Rallicula.
This genus was formerly misspelled as Mentrocrex in the world wide authorities.
Taxonomy
Mentocrex is a genus in the family Sarothruridae.
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| M. kioloides | Madagascar Forest Rail | ||
| M. beankaensis | Tsingy Forest Rail | ||
References
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mentocrex. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mentocrex
Pages in category ‘Mentocrex’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
