African Rail
Rallus caerulescens - Râle bleuâtre
Systematics
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family:
Rallidés
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Genus:
Rallus
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Species:
caerulescens
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 28 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: -
Geographic range
Identification
African Rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Râle bleuâtre,
- Rascón cafre,
- frango-de-água-africano,
- Kapralle,
- kaffer guvat,
- Afrikaanse Waterral,
- Porciglione africano,
- afrikansk rall,
- Afrikarikse,
- chriašteľ trstinový,
- chřástal rákosní,
- Afrikansk Rikse,
- afrikanluhtakana,
- Grootriethaan,
- rascló africà,
- wodnik afrykański,
- Капский пастушок,
- アカハシクイナ,
- 暗蓝秧鸡,
- afrikansk rall,
- 暗藍秧雞,
Voice song and call
Habitat
Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
