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Barred rail

Hypotaenidia torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The barred rail (Hypotaenidia torquata) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 241 g to 280 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Barred rail (Hypotaenidia torquata)
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Quick facts about the barred rail

Weight
241 g – 280 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the barred rail live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The barred rail is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the barred rail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The barred rail (Gallirallus torquatus) is a species of rail found across the Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Salawati (western New Guinea). The species is common, but shy and difficult to see. The species was formerly sometimes placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.

This rail is 32–35 cm (13–14 in) in length, and weighs 241–300 g (8.5–10.6 oz).

There are several described subspecies:

G. t. torquatus

G. t. celebensis

G. t. sulcirostris

G. t. kuehni

G. t. limarius

Its diet includes (but is not limited to) eggs, such as Philippine megapode eggs.

From the Wikipedia article “Barred rail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barred_rail&oldid=1380582309), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the barred rail endangered?

The barred rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the barred rail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusHypotaenidia
  7. SpeciesHypotaenidia torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Gallirallus torquatus, Habropteryx torquatus, Rallus torquatus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • rascló embridatCatalan
  • chřástal příčkovanýCzech
  • ZebrarikseDanish
  • Hvidskægget RikseDanish
  • ZebraralleGerman
  • zebrostria raloEsperanto
  • Rascón acollaradoSpanish
  • kriimruikEstonian
  • viiksiluhtakanaFinnish
  • Râle à collierFrench
  • bjelobrka kokošicaCroatian
  • szakállas guvatHungarian
  • Mandar-padi zebraIndonesian
  • Rallo barratoItalian
  • ムナオビクイナJapanese
  • zebrinė vištelėLithuanian
  • ZebraralDutch
  • mustasjerikseNorwegian
  • wodnik wąsatyPolish
  • sanã-barradaPortuguese
  • frango-d'água-zebraPortuguese
  • frango-de-água-barradoPortuguese
  • Зебровый трескунRussian
  • Зебровый пастушокRussian
  • chriašteľ fúzatýSlovak
  • Zebrasti petlovanSerbian
  • zebrarallSwedish
  • Rostbandad rallSwedish
  • tiklingFilipino
  • Bıyıklı YelveTurkish
  • пастушок біловусийUkrainian
  • 横斑秧鸡Chinese
  • 橫斑秧雞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the barred rail

Other species in the same genus Hypotaenidia.

EN, Endangered

Okinawa rail

Hypotaenidia okinawae

RallidaeNo free photo yet

NT, Near Threatened

Pink-legged rail

Hypotaenidia insignis

RallidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBarred rail vs Bar-winged railBarred rail vs Okinawa railBarred rail vs Hypotaenidia vavauensisBarred rail vs Lord Howe woodhen

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the barred rail?

An adult barred rail weighs 241 g – 280 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the barred rail live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the barred rail for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the barred rail endangered?

The barred rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the barred rail?

The barred rail (Hypotaenidia torquata) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{barred_rail_2026,
  title = {Barred rail (Hypotaenidia torquata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-rail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}