Blue-faced rail
Gymnocrex rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866)
The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 288 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the blue-faced rail
- Weight
- 288 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blue-faced rail live?
Not recorded
What is the blue-faced rail?
The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii), also bald-faced rail or Schlegel's rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.
As of 2025, the species population size is unknown, but believed to be decreasing due to loss of its forest habitat. Previously, population has been estimated as 3,500-15,000 individuals, but this is a likely underestimate due to difficulties surveying cryptic species.
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Is the blue-faced rail endangered?
The blue-faced rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the blue-faced rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusGymnocrex
- SpeciesGymnocrex rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866)
Synonyms Aramides rosenbergii, Eulabeornis rosenbergii, Rallina rosenbergii
Other names and names in other languages (43)
- Bald-faced railEnglish
- Bald-faced railEnglish
- Bare-faced railEnglish
- Schlegel's railEnglish
- Schlegel's railEnglish
- مرعة عارية الوجهArabic
- rascló de RosenbergCatalan
- chřástal modrolícíCzech
- chřástal RosenbergůvCzech
- Rhegen goed wynepfoelWelsh
- Blåmasket RikseDanish
- RosenbergralleGerman
- BlaumaskenralleGerman
- NacktaugenralleGerman
- Rosenberg-RalleGerman
- blumaska raloEsperanto
- Cotara cariazulSpanish
- sulawesi maskruikEstonian
- celebesinmangrovekanaFinnish
- Râle de RosenbergFrench
- modrolica kokošicaCroatian
- celebeszi mangroveguvatHungarian
- Mandar muka-biruIndonesian
- Rallo faccianudaItalian
- Rallo di RosenbergItalian
- アオメクイナJapanese
- Rozenbergo plikaakė vištelėLithuanian
- SulawesinaaktoogralDutch
- brillerikseNorwegian
- derkaczak gołolicyPolish
- saracura-de-cara-peladaPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-celebesPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-faces-azuisPortuguese
- frango-de-água-de-faces-azuisPortuguese
- Синелицый туаRussian
- Сулавесский гологлазый пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ naholíciSlovak
- Plavoliki petlovan sa CelebesaSerbian
- sulawesirallSwedish
- Mavi Gözlüklü KılavuzTurkish
- пастушок-голоок синьошкірийUkrainian
- 蓝脸秧鸡Chinese
- 蘇拉裸臉秧雞Chinese
Relatives of the blue-faced rail
Other species in the same genus Gymnocrex.
Bare-eyed rail
Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
Talaud rail
Gymnocrex talaudensis
CompareBlue-faced rail vs Bare-eyed railBlue-faced rail vs Talaud rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue-faced rail?
An adult blue-faced rail weighs 288 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blue-faced rail endangered?
The blue-faced 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 blue-faced rail?
The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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