Species group · Birds

Rails

WAnimals has 2 species of rail, in the family Rallidae.

2 species

1 family

46 countries

136 parks

Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.

All 2 species of rails on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

1 Least Concern1 Endangered

1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 46 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

Its laterally flattened body lets it slip through dense reedbeds.
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It is heard far more often than seen, giving itself away with a high squealing call known as "sharming".
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Its chicks feed themselves from as early as 5 days old.
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It eats worms, crustaceans and fruit, and occasionally other prey: it is one of the rails with the most varied diet.
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It is one of more than thirty rail species that have lost the ability to fly after colonising oceanic islands, an evolutionary pattern repeated throughout the family.
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Its recovery from a tiny population is one of the most frequently cited cases of island management in Australia.
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