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Grey-throated rail

Canirallus oculeus (Hartlaub, 1855)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 277 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus)
Photo: Totodu74 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-throated rail

Weight
277 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src 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
Not recorded

Where does the grey-throated rail live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-throated rail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the only member of the genus Canirallus. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

The genus Canirallus was formerly placed in the family Sarothruridae. The genus was moved to Rallidae when a molecular genetic study published in 2019 found that the grey-throated rail was more closely related to Rallidae than it was to Sarothruridae.

This rail is 30 cm (12 in) in length and weighs 266 g (9.4 oz).

Its diet consists of skinks and various invertebrates.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-throated rail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-throated_rail&oldid=1379847522), 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 grey-throated rail endangered?

The grey-throated 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. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-throated rail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusCanirallus
  7. SpeciesCanirallus oculeus (Hartlaub, 1855)

Synonyms Canirallus batesi, Canirallus oculeus batesi, Canirallus oculeus oculeus, Gallinula oculea

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Gray-throated railEnglish
  • مرغة رمادي الحنجرةArabic
  • rascló caragrísCatalan
  • chřástal šedohrdlýCzech
  • rhegen yddflwyd AffricaWelsh
  • Gråstrubet SkovrikseDanish
  • AugenralleGerman
  • grizgorĝa raloEsperanto
  • Rascón carigrísSpanish
  • aafrika metsruikEstonian
  • guineanmetsähuittiFinnish
  • Râle à gorge griseFrench
  • sivogrla vizlinicaCroatian
  • pápaszemes guvatHungarian
  • Rallo golagrigiaItalian
  • Rallo di bosco golagrigiaItalian
  • アフリカクイナJapanese
  • Vakarų Afrikos pilkagurklė vištelėLithuanian
  • GrijskeelralDutch
  • gråmaskerikseNorwegian
  • wodnik szarogardłyPolish
  • chruściel szarogardłyPolish
  • chruścielak szarogardłyPolish
  • rudochruściel szarolicyPolish
  • sanã-de-papo-cinzentoPortuguese
  • frango-d'água-de-garganta-cinzentaPortuguese
  • frango-de-água-de-garganta-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Серогорлая лесная курочкаRussian
  • Западноафриканский серогорлый пастушокRussian
  • pastúšok sivohrdlýSlovak
  • chriašteľ sivohrdlýSlovak
  • Riđi afrički petlovanSerbian
  • gråstrupig rallSwedish
  • gråstrupig skogsrallSwedish
  • Boz Alınlı YelveTurkish
  • пастушок-сіродзьобUkrainian
  • пастушок-сіродзьоб африканськийUkrainian
  • 灰喉秧雞Chinese
  • 灰喉秧鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the grey-throated rail

Other species in the same family Rallidae.

LC, Least Concern
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Water rail

Rallus aquaticus

Rallidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-throated rail?

An adult grey-throated rail weighs 277 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-throated rail endangered?

The grey-throated 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 grey-throated rail?

The grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-throated-rail

MLA

“Grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-throated-rail.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_throated_rail_2026,
  title = {Grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-throated-rail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}