Ocellated crake
Rufirallus schomburgkii (Cabanis in Schomburgk, 1848)
Status not recordedbirds
The ocellated crake (Rufirallus schomburgkii) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 31.2 g.
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Quick facts about the ocellated crake
- Weight
- 31.2 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Migration
- Partial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the ocellated crake live?
Not recorded
Is the ocellated crake 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 ocellated crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusRufirallus
- SpeciesRufirallus schomburgkii (Cabanis in Schomburgk, 1848)
Synonyms Coturnicops schomburgkii, Crex schomburgkii, Micropygia schomburgi, Micropygia schomburgkii, Micropygia schomburgkii schomburgkii
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- مرعة ذو العيناتArabic
- Rasclet ocel·latCatalan
- chřástal oranžovýCzech
- SchomburgkralleGerman
- Polluela oceladaSpanish
- یلوه خالچشمیPersian
- Râle ocelléFrench
- Schomburgk-vízicsibeHungarian
- Rallo ocellatoItalian
- セボシクイナJapanese
- Šomburko vištelėLithuanian
- DroplerikseNorwegian Bokmål
- Schomburgks RalDutch
- rudokurka kropkowanaPolish
- maxalalagáPortuguese
- Глазчатая курочка-малюткаRussian
- chriašteľ okavýSlovak
- PärlrallSwedish
- AugenfleckenralleGerman
- Burrito OceladoSpanish
- Gallineta de OcelosSpanish
- Schiribilla ocellataItalian
- franga-d'água-oceladaPortuguese
Relatives of the ocellated crake
Other species in the same genus Rufirallus.

Rufous-faced crake
Rufirallus xenopterus
Black-banded crake
Rufirallus fasciatus
Red-and-white crake
Rufirallus leucopyrrhus
Russet-crowned crake
Rufirallus viridis
CompareOcellated crake vs Rufous-faced crakeOcellated crake vs Black-banded crakeOcellated crake vs Red-and-white crakeOcellated crake vs Russet-crowned crake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ocellated crake?
An adult ocellated crake weighs 31.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the ocellated crake?
The ocellated crake (Rufirallus schomburgkii) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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