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Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis



Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: Verreaux, 1833

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because its population is small and undergoing a continuing decline owing to the accelerating destruction and modification of its wetland habitats. The population is suspected to undergo a moderately fast future decline.



Population size: 1600-6700 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 249,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Land-mass type - shelf island
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/madagascar-rail-rallus-madagascariensis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.