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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Madagascar Forest Rail	Slender-billed Flufftail
Scientific Name	Mentocrex kioloides	Sarothrura watersi
Order	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
Family	Sarothruridae	Sarothruridae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Length	—	—
Wingspan	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)
Weight	226.0 g (7.97 oz)	26.5 g (0.93 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌿 Wetland

Madagascar Forest Rail only

🌲 Forest

Slender-billed Flufftail only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

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About These Birds

Madagascar Forest Rail

Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides), 22 cm. Small; chestnut-brown above, grey below with a red bill. Endemic to eastern Madagascar primary rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material in dense undergrowth. Least Concern; still relatively common in intact eastern humid forest.

Slender-billed Flufftail

Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi), 14 cm. Very poorly known; brown with a thin bill adapted for probing. Endemic to eastern Madagascar, recorded from a handful of wetland localities. Omnivore. Endangered; extremely rarely recorded; habitat loss continues.

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