Species of bird
The Tsingy forest rail (Mentocrex beankaensis Tsingy wood rail , is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae that was scientifically described in 2011.[ 2]
It is endemic to areas with dry deciduous forest and limestone karst in the lowlands of west-central Madagascar . It is larger than the Madagascar forest rail , and also differs in the colour of the throat, moustachial stripe and region near the eyes.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Canirallus grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus ). A molecular genetic study published in 2019 found that the grey-throated rail is not closely related to the forest rails. The forest rails were therefore moved to the resurrected genus Mentocrex [ 3] [ 4]
References
^ BirdLife International (2021). "Mentocrex beankaensis " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 : e.T22724980A179322914. Retrieved 20 November 2021 . ^ Goodman, S.M.; Raherilalao, M.; Block, N.L. (2011). "Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the Mentocrex kioloides complex (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from Madagascar, with the description of a new species" (PDF) . Zootaxa . 2776 (2776): 49– 60. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.2776.1.3 ^ Boast, A.P.; et al. (2019). "Mitochondrial genomes from New Zealand's extinct adzebills (Aves: Aptornithidae: Aptornis) support a sister-taxon relationship with the Afro-Madagascan Sarothruridae" . Diversity . 11 (24): 1– 21. doi :10.3390/d11020024 hdl :2440/119533 ^ Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin" . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2019 .
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