Canirallus is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae that holds a single living species, the grey-throated rail, Canirallus oculeus. The bird lives in the forests of West and Central Africa and has been recorded in a band of countries from Sierra Leone and Liberia east through Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon to Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A medium-sized rail about 30 centimetres long and weighing roughly 266 grams, it feeds on skinks and various invertebrates. The genus was formerly placed in a separate family, Sarothruridae, but a molecular genetic study published in 2019 found the grey-throated rail more closely related to the Rallidae, and the genus was moved there. Because it contains one species, the genus and its species describe the same lineage of forest-dwelling African rails.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)Lead, countries of occurrenceQuote, Lead, countries of occurrence
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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1. iNaturalist: iNaturalist taxon record: Canirallus
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"extinct": false
2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match: Canirallus
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"rank": "GENUS"
3. Grey-throated rail (Wikipedia)
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The grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the only member of the genus Canirallus.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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The grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the only member of the genus Canirallus.
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is a species of bird in the family Rallidae
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