Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri)
About the Sakalava Rail
The Sakalava rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to western Madagascar. This bird is small with brown upperpart feathers, grey underparts, a yellow bill and red legs. The habitat of this rail species is freshwater marshes of reed Phragmites mauritianus. It is classified as Endangered and is threatened by habitat loss due to the destruction of wetlands in Madagascar.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 13 CC BY-NC-SA · 8 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Madagascar in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillarecording
- Black CrakeZapornia flavirostrarecording
- Little CrakeZapornia parvarecording
- Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscarecording
- Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.