Striped crake
The striped crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the only species in the genus Aenigmatolimnas, having formerly been included in Porzana or in the defunct genus Poliolimnas. Its precise relationships, however, are still enigmatic.
| Striped crake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Aenigmatolimnas J.L. Peters, 1932 |
| Species: | A. marginalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenigmatolimnas marginalis (Hartlaub, 1857) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poliolimnas marginalis (Hartlaub, 1857) | |
Range
It is found in Cameroon, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Vagrants have been recorded in Italy, Algeria, Morocco and Libya.
Gallery
male and chicks 
chick
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Aenigmatolimnas marginalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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