Calayan rail
Aptenorallus calayanensis (D. Allen, C. Oliveros, C. Española G. Broad & J. C. T. Gonzalez, 2004)
Status not recordedbirds
The calayan rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 244 g.
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Quick facts about the calayan rail
- Weight
- 244 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
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the calayan rail live?
Not recorded
Is the calayan rail endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the calayan rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusAptenorallus
- SpeciesAptenorallus calayanensis (D. Allen, C. Oliveros, C. Española G. Broad & J. C. T. Gonzalez, 2004)
Synonyms Gallirallus calayanensis
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- rascló de l'illa CalayanCatalan
- chřástal calayanskýCzech
- CalayanrikseDanish
- CalayanralleGerman
- kalajana raloEsperanto
- Rascón de CalayánSpanish
- calayaninluhtakanaFinnish
- Râle de CalayanFrench
- maslinastoleđa kokošicaCroatian
- calayai guvatHungarian
- Rallo di CalayanItalian
- カラヤンクイナJapanese
- Kalajano salos vištelėLithuanian
- CalayanralDutch
- wodnik ciemnyPolish
- frango-d'água-de-calayanPortuguese
- frango-de-água-de-calaiãPortuguese
- Калаянский трескунRussian
- chriašteľ pidingSlovak
- Piding petlovanSerbian
- calayanrallSwedish
- Kalayan YelvesiTurkish
- пастушок калаянськийUkrainian
- 卡岛秧鸡Chinese
- 卡拉揚秧雞Chinese
Relatives of the calayan rail
Other species in the same family Rallidae.
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Corn crake
Crex crex
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's crake
Zapornia pusilla
CompareCalayan rail vs Eurasian cootCalayan rail vs Common moorhenCalayan rail vs Corn crakeCalayan rail vs Water rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the calayan rail?
An adult calayan rail weighs 244 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the calayan rail?
The calayan rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
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
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