# Pink-legged rail (*Hypotaenidia insignis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-legged-rail  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The pink-legged rail (Hypotaenidia insignis) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 353.1 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 353.1 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Gruiformes
- family: Rallidae
- genus: Hypotaenidia
- species: *Hypotaenidia insignis* (P. L. Sclater, 1880)

Synonyms: *Gallirallus insignis*, *Habropteryx insignis*, *Rallus insignis*

## Countries on record

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.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the pink-legged rail?

An adult pink-legged rail weighs 353.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the pink-legged rail live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the pink-legged rail for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is the pink-legged rail endangered?

The pink-legged rail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

### What kind of animal is the pink-legged rail?

The pink-legged rail (Hypotaenidia insignis) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

## Sources

- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), 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](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).

Cite as: Pink-legged rail (Hypotaenidia insignis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-legged-rail