Mangrove Rail

Rallus longirostris - Râle gris

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Rallus

  • Species
    :

    longirostris

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 40 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Râle gris
adult
Râle gris
adult

Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

  • Rallus longirostris longirostris (coast of the Guianas)
  • Rallus longirostris phelpsi (ne Colombia, nw Venezuela)
  • Rallus longirostris dillonripleyi (ne Venezuela)
  • Rallus longirostris margaritae (Margarita I.. Venezuela.)
  • Rallus longirostris pelodramus (Trinidad)
  • Rallus longirostris crassirostris (coast of Brazil)
  • Rallus longirostris cypereti (coastal sw Colombia to nw Peru)
  • Rallus longirostris berryorum (coastal w Honduras, possibly to w Nicaragua and nw Costa Rica)

Foreign names

  • Râle gris,
  • Rascón de manglar,
  • saracura-matraca,
  • Mangroveralle,
  • kelepelő guvat,
  • Grijze Ral,
  • Rallo beccolungo,
  • mangroverall,
  • Marskrikse,
  • chriašteľ dlhozobý,
  • chřástal dlouhozobý,
  • Klapperrikse,
  • räikkäluhtakana,
  • rascló dels manglars,
  • wodnik długodzioby,
  • klabatrallis,
  • Пастушок-трескун,
  • オニクイナ,
  • 红树林秧鸡,
  • 紅樹林秧雞,

Voice song and cries

Râle gris
adult

Habitat

Râle gris
adult

Forest : ; Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses), Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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