Striped crake
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{{speciesbox
| name = Striped crake
| image = Aenigmatolimnas marginalis, Kgomo-kgomo-vleiland, Birding Weto, a.jpg
| image_caption = male
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Aenigmatolimnas
| parent_authority = J.L. Peters, 1932
| species = marginalis
| authority = (Hartlaub, 1857)
| synonyms =
Poliolimnas marginalis (Hartlaub, 1857)
}}
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.
Range
Gallery
File:Aenigmatolimnas marginalis, haan en kuikens, Kgomo-kgomo-vleiland, Birding Weto, b.jpg|{{center|male and chicks}}
File:Aenigmatolimnas marginalis, kuiken, Kgomo-kgomo-vleiland, Birding Weto, a.jpg|{{center|chick}}
References
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External links
- [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Aenigmatolimnas_marginalis.html Image at ADW]
- Striped crake - [http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/216.pdf Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds].
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Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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