Bogotá rail
Rallus semiplumbeus P. L. Sclater, 1856
The bogotá rail (Rallus semiplumbeus) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 72.1 g to 89.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the bogotá rail
- Weight
- 72.1 g – 89.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 19 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 8.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bogotá rail live?
Not recorded
What is the bogotá rail?
The Bogotá rail (Rallus semiplumbeus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is endemic to Colombia. The bird is a typical medium-sized rail with a plump body that is laterally compressed ("skinny as a rail"), a short tail and an elongated bill.
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Is the bogotá rail endangered?
The bogotá rail is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the bogotá rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusRallus
- SpeciesRallus semiplumbeus P. L. Sclater, 1856
Synonyms Rallus semiplumbeous
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Bogota railEnglish
- Bogota railEnglish
- Bogota railEnglish
- مرعة بوغوتاArabic
- Rakig BogotáBreton
- rascló de BogotàCatalan
- chřástal bogotskýCzech
- Rhegen BogotaWelsh
- BogotárikseDanish
- BogotáralleGerman
- Bogota-RalleGerman
- BogotáwasserralleGerman
- bogota raloEsperanto
- Tingua bogotanaSpanish
- rascón andinoSpanish
- Rascón de BogotáSpanish
- tinguaSpanish
- mägiruikEstonian
- andienluhtakanaFinnish
- Râle de BogotaFrench
- kolumbijska kokošicaCroatian
- bogota guvatHungarian
- Rallo di BogotàItalian
- ナンベイクイナJapanese
- kolumbinė vištelėLithuanian
- ബൊഗോട്ട റെയിൽMalayalam
- BogotáwaterralDutch
- andesrikseNorwegian
- wodnik andyjskiPolish
- saracura-de-bogotáPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-bogotáPortuguese
- Боготский пастушокRussian
- Колумбийский пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ andskýSlovak
- Kolumbijski petlovanSerbian
- bogotárallSwedish
- Bogota SukılavuzuTurkish
- пастушок андійськийUkrainian
- 波哥大秧雞Chinese
- 波哥大秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the bogotá rail
Other species in the same genus Rallus.
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
African rail
Rallus caerulescens
Virginia rail
Rallus limicola
Mangrove rail
Rallus longirostris
Madagascar rail
Rallus madagascariensis
King rail
Rallus elegans
CompareBogotá rail vs Water railBogotá rail vs African railBogotá rail vs Virginia railBogotá rail vs Mangrove rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bogotá rail?
An adult bogotá rail weighs 72.1 g – 89.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bogotá rail endangered?
The bogotá rail is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the bogotá rail?
The bogotá rail (Rallus semiplumbeus) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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