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Malagasy Forest Rails
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Malagasy Forest Rails

Mentocrex

Mentocrex is a genus of birds in the flufftail family, Sarothruridae. The genus includes two species, both of which are endemic to forests in Madagascar.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Madagascar Forest Rail

speciesMentocrex kioloides

Tsingy Forest Rail

speciesMentocrex beankaensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1289337.