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Mayr's forest rail

Rallicula mayri E. J. O. Hartert, 1930

LCLeast Concernbirds

The mayr's forest rail (Rallicula mayri) is a species in the family Sarothruridae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 117.8 g to 128.8 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the mayr's forest rail

Weight
117.8 g – 128.8 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
Not recorded
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 mayr's 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 mayr's 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

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the mayr's forest rail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Mayr's forest rail (Rallicula mayri), also Mayr's forest crake, is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.

It is found in northern New Guinea.

From the Wikipedia article “Mayr's forest rail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayr%27s_forest_rail&oldid=1379752363), 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 mayr's forest rail endangered?

The mayr's 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. What the categories mean.

How is the mayr's forest rail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familySarothruridae
  6. genusRallicula
  7. SpeciesRallicula mayri E. J. O. Hartert, 1930

Synonyms Canirallus mayri, Rallicula leucospila mayri, Rallina mayri

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Mayr's forest crakeEnglish
  • Mayr's forest crakeEnglish
  • Mayr's forest-railEnglish
  • Mayr's forest-railEnglish
  • Mayr's forest-railEnglish
  • Mayr's railEnglish
  • مرعة مايرArabic
  • rasclet de MayrCatalan
  • chřástal MayrůvCzech
  • chřástalík kyklopskýCzech
  • rhegen MayrWelsh
  • KastanjerikseDanish
  • ZyklopenralleGerman
  • majra arboraloEsperanto
  • Polluela de MayrSpanish
  • ruske-metsruikEstonian
  • papuanmetsäräikkäFinnish
  • Râle de MayrFrench
  • Sarothrure de MayrFrench
  • kestenjasta vizlinicaCroatian
  • Mayr-guvatHungarian
  • Mandar-gunung mayrIndonesian
  • Rallina di MayrItalian
  • クリイロパプアクイナJapanese
  • Mairo dryžoji vištelėLithuanian
  • Mayrs KaneelralDutch
  • brunvingerikseNorwegian
  • rudokurka kasztanowataPolish
  • sanã-do-mato-escuraPortuguese
  • franga-d'água-de-mayrPortuguese
  • frango-da-selva-escuroPortuguese
  • Новогвинейский пастушокRussian
  • Новогвинейский каштановый погонышRussian
  • pandanka kyklopskáSlovak
  • chriašteľ kyklopskýSlovak
  • Majerov šumski petlićSerbian
  • Mayrs rallSwedish
  • cyklopdunrallSwedish
  • Mayr Kestane YelvesiTurkish
  • погонич МайраUkrainian
  • 鏽膀栗秧雞Chinese
  • 麦氏栗秧鸡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the mayr's 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 mayr's forest rail?

An adult mayr's forest rail weighs 117.8 g – 128.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the mayr's forest rail live?

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

Is the mayr's forest rail endangered?

The mayr's 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 mayr's forest rail?

The mayr's forest rail (Rallicula mayri) belongs to the family Sarothruridae in the order Gruiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{mayrs_forest_rail_2026,
  title = {Mayr's forest rail (Rallicula mayri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mayrs-forest-rail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}