Plumbeous rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Swainson, 1838)
The plumbeous rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 223 g to 232 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the plumbeous rail
- Weight
- 223 g – 232 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.95src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the plumbeous rail live?
Not recorded
What is the plumbeous rail?
The plumbeous rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
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Is the plumbeous rail endangered?
The plumbeous 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 plumbeous rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusPardirallus
- SpeciesPardirallus sanguinolentus (Swainson, 1838)
Synonyms Ortygonax rytirhynchos, Ortygonax sanguinolentus, Ortygonax sanguinolentus sanguinolentus, Pardirallus rytirhynchos, Rallus ricordi, Rallus ricordi, Rallus rytirhynchos, Rallus sanguinolentus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- مرعة رصاصيةArabic
- rascló de bec sagnantCatalan
- chřástal břidlicovýCzech
- chřástal olověnobarvýCzech
- Blygrå RikseDanish
- GrauralleGerman
- plumba raloEsperanto
- Gallineta comúnSpanish
- Gallineta Pico PintadoSpanish
- PidénSpanish
- Rascón gallinetaSpanish
- Rascón PlomizoSpanish
- roo-kilthuikEstonian
- liuskeluhtakanaFinnish
- Râle à bec ensanglantéFrench
- olovasta kokošicaCroatian
- szürke guvatHungarian
- Rallo piombatoItalian
- ハイイロクイナJapanese
- pilkšvoji vištelėLithuanian
- Loodgrijze RalDutch
- blyrikseNorwegian
- wodniczak ołowiowyPolish
- saracura-do-banhadoPortuguese
- frango-d'água-plúmbeoPortuguese
- Свинцовая галлинетаRussian
- Свинцово-серый пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ bridlicovýSlovak
- Tamnosmeđi petlovanSerbian
- blyrallSwedish
- blygrå rallSwedish
- Kurşuni SukılavuzuTurkish
- пастушок аргентинськийUkrainian
- 鉛色秧雞Chinese
- 铅色秧鸡Chinese
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Relatives of the plumbeous rail
Other species in the same genus Pardirallus.
Spotted rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Blackish rail
Pardirallus nigricans
ComparePlumbeous rail vs Spotted railPlumbeous rail vs Blackish rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the plumbeous rail?
An adult plumbeous rail weighs 223 g – 232 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the plumbeous rail endangered?
The plumbeous 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 plumbeous rail?
The plumbeous rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) 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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