Mangrove rail
Rallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783
The mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 259.4 g to 323 g and live up to 7.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the mangrove rail
- Weight
- 259.4 g – 323 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 7.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- coastalsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 22 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.5 – 10src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mangrove rail live?
Not recorded
What is the mangrove rail?
The mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Central and South America.
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Is the mangrove rail endangered?
The mangrove 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 mangrove rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusRallus
- SpeciesRallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Clapper railEnglish
- تفلق المنغروفArabic
- rascló dels manglarsCatalan
- chřástal dlouhozobýCzech
- rhegen fawr AmericaWelsh
- KlapperrikseDanish
- KlapperralleGerman
- MangrovenralleGerman
- MangroveralleGerman
- mangrova raloEsperanto
- Rascón picudoSpanish
- Pollo de ManglarSpanish
- Rascón de manglarSpanish
- Rascón MangleroSpanish
- klaperruik (rand-klaperruik)Estonian
- räikkäluhtakanaFinnish
- Râle grisFrench
- mangrovska kokošicaCroatian
- MangroveguvatHungarian
- kelepelő guvatHungarian
- Rallo beccolungoItalian
- Porciglione americanoItalian
- ミナミオニクイナJapanese
- オニクイナJapanese
- amerikinė vištelėLithuanian
- klabatrallisLatvian
- lapperralDutch
- Grijze RalDutch
- marskrikseNorwegian
- wodnik długodziobyPolish
- saracura-matracaPortuguese
- frango-d'água-dos-mangaisPortuguese
- Пастушок-трескунRussian
- Длинноклювый пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ dlhozobýSlovak
- Mangrovski petlovanSerbian
- mangroverallSwedish
- Boz SukılavuzuTurkish
- пастушок-тріскунецьUkrainian
- 紅樹林秧雞Chinese
- 红树林秧鸡Chinese
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Relatives of the mangrove rail
Other species in the same genus Rallus.
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
African rail
Rallus caerulescens
Bogotá rail
Rallus semiplumbeus
Virginia rail
Rallus limicola
Madagascar rail
Rallus madagascariensis
King rail
Rallus elegans
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mangrove rail?
An adult mangrove rail weighs 259.4 g – 323 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mangrove rail endangered?
The mangrove rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the mangrove rail live?
The mangrove rail has a recorded lifespan of 7.5 years.
What kind of animal is the mangrove rail?
The mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) 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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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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