Madagascar Wood Rail

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q630665
Madagascar Wood Rail
John Gerrard Keulemans · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Madagascar Wood Rail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Canirallus[4]
  • Endemic to: Madagascar[5]
  • Taxon name: Canirallus kioloides[6]
  • Commons category: Canirallus kioloides[7]
  • Original combination: Gallinula kioloides[8]
  • Taxon common name: rhegen yddflwyd Madagasgar[9], Madagascan Wood Rail[10], Graukehlralle[11], Rascón kioloide[12], rascló becblau[13], chřástal šedotemenný[14], madagaskari metsruik[15], Smekkerikse[16], Мадагаскарский серогорлый пастушок[17], マダガスカルクイナ[18], Madagaskarskovrikse[19], madagaskarinmetsähuitti[20], madagaszkári erdeiguvat[21], rudochruściel szarouchy[22]
  • Different from: White-throated rail[23]
  • Mass: 269 g[24]
  • Litter size: 2[25]
  • Taxon range: Africa[26]

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Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 980124[27] and 465[28]. Madagascar Wood Rail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1006214[29]. Madagascar Wood Rail's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 59048602[30]. Madagascar Wood Rail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474703[31]. Madagascar Wood Rail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176351[32].

Why It Matters

Madagascar Wood Rail has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Canirallus
    Original combination → Gallinula kioloides
    Taxon rank → species
    Taxon range → Africa
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ncbi taxonomy id: 1006214, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290307|batch #290307]]"
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