Chestnut rail
Eulabeornis castaneoventris Gould, 1844
The chestnut rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 629 g to 746 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the chestnut rail
- Weight
- 629 g – 746 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5src 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 chestnut 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 rail is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the chestnut rail?
The chestnut rail (Gallirallus castaneoventris) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the largest rail in its habitat, and has two color morphs.
From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut rail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut_rail&oldid=1379733751), 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 rail endangered?
The chestnut 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 chestnut rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusEulabeornis
- SpeciesEulabeornis castaneoventris Gould, 1844
Synonyms Aramides castaneoventris, Gallirallus castaneoventris
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- rascló bruCatalan
- chřástal hnědobřichýCzech
- rhegen goed winauWelsh
- MangroverikseDanish
- KastanienbauchralleGerman
- MangrovenralleGerman
- kaŝtanventra raloEsperanto
- Cotara australianaSpanish
- hiidhuikEstonian
- trumpettimangrovekanaFinnish
- Râle à ventre rouxFrench
- riđotrba kokošicaCroatian
- mangrove guvatHungarian
- Mandar bakauIndonesian
- Rallo castanoItalian
- マングローブクイナJapanese
- mangrovinė vištelėLithuanian
- MangroveralDutch
- goliatrikseNorwegian
- wodnik kasztanowatyPolish
- saracura-castanhaPortuguese
- frango-d'água-castanhoPortuguese
- frango-de-água-castanhoPortuguese
- Мангровый погонышRussian
- Каштановогрудый мангровый пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ veľkýSlovak
- Kestenjasti petlovanSerbian
- rödbukig rallSwedish
- Kestane Karınlı KılavuzTurkish
- пастушок мангровийUkrainian
- 栗腹秧雞Chinese
- 栗腹秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the chestnut 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
CompareChestnut rail vs Eurasian cootChestnut rail vs Common moorhenChestnut rail vs Corn crakeChestnut rail vs Water rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chestnut rail?
An adult chestnut rail weighs 629 g – 746 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the chestnut rail live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the chestnut rail for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the chestnut rail endangered?
The chestnut 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 rail?
The chestnut rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris) 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
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