Rouget's rail
Rougetius rougetii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
The rouget's rail (Rougetius rougetii) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 170 g to 220 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the rouget's rail
- Weight
- 170 g – 220 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5 – 4.6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the rouget's rail live?
Not recorded
What is the rouget's rail?
Rouget's rail (Rougetius rougetii) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the only member of the genus Rougetius. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
From the Wikipedia article “Rouget's rail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rouget%27s_rail&oldid=1371059902), 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 rouget's rail endangered?
The rouget's rail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the rouget's rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusRougetius
- SpeciesRougetius rougetii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Synonyms Rallus abyssinicus, Rallus rougetii
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- RORAEnglish
- جحلبArabic
- Rakig RougetBreton
- rascló de RougetCatalan
- chřástal etiopskýCzech
- chřástal RougetůvCzech
- Rhegen RougetWelsh
- Etiopisk RikseDanish
- BraunralleGerman
- ÄthiopienralleGerman
- Rouget-RalleGerman
- RougetralleGerman
- etiopia raloEsperanto
- Rascón etíopeSpanish
- etioopia ruikEstonian
- یلوه روگتPersian
- etiopianluhtakanaFinnish
- Râle de RougetFrench
- רלית רוגטHebrew
- etiopska kokošicaCroatian
- Rouget-guvatHungarian
- Rallo di RougetItalian
- アビシニアクイナJapanese
- Rougeto vištelėLithuanian
- Rougets RalDutch
- etiopiarikseNorwegian
- rudowodnikPolish
- chruściel abisyńskiPolish
- saracura-etíopePortuguese
- frango-d'água-etíopePortuguese
- frango-de-água-etíopePortuguese
- Бурый пастушокRussian
- Эфиопский пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ vrchovinovýSlovak
- Crveni petlovan iz EtiopijeSerbian
- etiopienrallSwedish
- Etiopisk rallSwedish
- Rouget YelvesiTurkish
- пастушок ефіопськийUkrainian
- 高地秧雞Chinese
- 鲁氏秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the rouget's rail
Other species in the same family Rallidae.
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Corn crake
Crex crex
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's crake
Zapornia pusilla
CompareRouget's rail vs Eurasian cootRouget's rail vs Common moorhenRouget's rail vs Corn crakeRouget's rail vs Water rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rouget's rail?
An adult rouget's rail weighs 170 g – 220 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rouget's rail endangered?
The rouget's 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 rouget's rail?
The rouget's rail (Rougetius rougetii) 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
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