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Chestnut forest rail

Rallicula rubra Schlegel, 1871

LCLeast Concernbirds

The chestnut forest rail (Rallicula rubra) is a species in the family Sarothruridae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 81 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut forest rail (Rallicula rubra)
Photo: Jonathan M · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut forest rail

Weight
81 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
1src 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 chestnut forest 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 chestnut forest 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 chestnut forest rail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut forest rail (Rallicula rubra), also known as the chestnut forest crake, is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in the Arfak Mountains and western-central New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut forest rail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut_forest_rail&oldid=1380704863), 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 chestnut forest rail endangered?

The chestnut forest 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 chestnut forest rail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familySarothruridae
  6. genusRallicula
  7. SpeciesRallicula rubra Schlegel, 1871

Synonyms Canirallus ruber, Rallina rubra

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Chestnut forest crakeEnglish
  • Chestnut forest crakeEnglish
  • Chestnut forest-railEnglish
  • Chestnut forest-railEnglish
  • Chestnut forest-railEnglish
  • مرعة الغابة الكستنائيArabic
  • rasclet bruCatalan
  • Rasclet castanyCatalan
  • chřástalík rezavýCzech
  • chřástal novoguinejskýCzech
  • Rhegen winauWelsh
  • Lille KastanjerikseDanish
  • KastanienralleGerman
  • kaŝtana arboraloEsperanto
  • Polluela castañaSpanish
  • puna-metsruikEstonian
  • یلوه جنگلی بلوطیPersian
  • papuanpunaräikkäFinnish
  • Râle marronFrench
  • Sarothrure marronFrench
  • crvena vizlinicaCroatian
  • gesztenyebarna guvatHungarian
  • Mandar-gunung merahIndonesian
  • Rallina castanaItalian
  • アカパプアクイナJapanese
  • rudoji dryžoji vištelėLithuanian
  • Nieuw-Guinese KaneelralDutch
  • rødrikseNorwegian
  • rudokurka czerwonawaPolish
  • frango-da-selva-rubroPortuguese
  • franga-d'água-ferrugíneaPortuguese
  • sanã-do-mato-castanhaPortuguese
  • Каштановый погонышRussian
  • Кашатановый пастушокRussian
  • pandanka hrdzaváSlovak
  • chriašteľ hrdzavýSlovak
  • Crveni šumski petlićSerbian
  • PapuarallSwedish
  • kastanjedunrallSwedish
  • Küçük Kestane YelvesiTurkish
  • погонич каштановийUkrainian
  • 栗秧雞Chinese
  • 栗秧鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut forest rail

Other species in the same genus Rallicula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut forest rail?

An adult chestnut forest rail weighs 81 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the chestnut forest rail live?

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

Is the chestnut forest rail endangered?

The chestnut forest 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 chestnut forest rail?

The chestnut forest rail (Rallicula rubra) belongs to the family Sarothruridae in the order Gruiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_forest_rail_2026,
  title = {Chestnut forest rail (Rallicula rubra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-forest-rail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}