Hawkins' rail
Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi (H. O. Forbes, 1892)
Status not recordedbirdsExtinct
The hawkins' rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the hawkins' rail
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the hawkins' 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 hawkins' rail is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the hawkins' 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 hawkins' rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusDiaphorapteryx
- SpeciesDiaphorapteryx hawkinsi (H. O. Forbes, 1892)
Synonyms Aphanapteryx hawkinsi
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Giant Chatham island railEnglish
- Hawkins's railEnglish
- rascló de HawkinsCatalan
- HawkinsralleGerman
- Rascón de HawkinsSpanish
- Râle de HawkinsFrench
- kratkokrila kokošicaCroatian
- Hawkins-guvatHungarian
- Hawkins' RalDutch
- Wodnik krzywodziobyPolish
- frango-d'água-de-hawkinsPortuguese
- Mehonuirrm
- Гигантский чатемский пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ mehonujSlovak
- hawkinsrallSwedish
- Hawkins' RalleGerman
- Râle géant de ChathamFrench
- wodnik krzyżodziobyPolish
- frango-d'água-gigante-das-ChathamPortuguese
- frango-de-água-gigante-das-chathamPortuguese
Relatives of the hawkins' 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
CompareHawkins' rail vs Eurasian cootHawkins' rail vs Common moorhenHawkins' rail vs Corn crakeHawkins' rail vs Water rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the hawkins' rail live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the hawkins' rail for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the hawkins' rail?
The hawkins' rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi) 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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