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Slaty-legged crake

Rallina eurizonoides (Lafresnaye, 1845)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 99 g to 118 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
Photo: TJ Parpan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the slaty-legged crake

Weight
99 g – 118 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5.7 – 5.85src 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 slaty-legged crake live?

Not recorded

What is the slaty-legged crake?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The slaty-legged crake or banded crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Slaty-legged crake” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slaty-legged_crake&oldid=1379908988), 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 slaty-legged crake endangered?

The slaty-legged crake 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 slaty-legged crake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusRallina
  7. SpeciesRallina eurizonoides (Lafresnaye, 1845)

Synonyms Gallinula eurizonoides, Rallus superciliaris, Zapornia nigrolineata

Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • مرعة أردوازية الأرجلArabic
  • মেটেপা ঝিল্লিBangla
  • rasclet forestalCatalan
  • chřástal pruhobřichýCzech
  • Bredstribet KastanjerikseDanish
  • HinduralleGerman
  • GraubeinralleGerman
  • Hindu-RalleGerman
  • grizkrura raloEsperanto
  • Polluela de junglaSpanish
  • Polluela de la JunglaSpanish
  • vööt-metsruikEstonian
  • یلوه پاتوسیPersian
  • savikoipiräikkäFinnish
  • Râle de forêtFrench
  • indijska vizlinicaCroatian
  • hindu guvatHungarian
  • Tikusan kaki-kelabuIndonesian
  • Rallina zampeardesiaItalian
  • オオクイナJapanese
  • pilkakojė dryžoji vištelėLithuanian
  • džungļu ormanītisLatvian
  • തവിടൻ നെല്ലിക്കോഴിMalayalam
  • Burung Sintar MerahMalay
  • देउकौवाNepali
  • ZwartpootralDutch
  • gråbeinrikseNorwegian
  • KokPalauan
  • OchPalauan
  • UlerratelPalauan
  • kureczka sinonogaPolish
  • rudokurka sinonogaPolish
  • سلیٹی لتاں آلا کریکWestern Panjabi
  • franga-d'água-silvestrePortuguese
  • franga-d'água-de-patas-azuisPortuguese
  • franga-de-água-silvestrePortuguese
  • sanã-de-pernas-azuladasPortuguese
  • Сероногий пастушокRussian
  • Аспидноногий полосатый погонышRussian
  • chriašteľ sivonohýSlovak
  • Sivonogi šumski petlićSerbian
  • Gråbent rallSwedish
  • gråbent sumphönaSwedish
  • นกอัญชันป่าขาเทาThai
  • Şeritli Kestane YelvesiTurkish
  • погонич сіроногийUkrainian
  • Gà nước họng trắngVietnamese
  • 灰腳秧雞Chinese
  • 灰腳秧雞〔灰腳斑秧雞〕Chinese
  • 白喉斑秧鸡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the slaty-legged crake

Other species in the same genus Rallina.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the slaty-legged crake?

An adult slaty-legged crake weighs 99 g – 118 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the slaty-legged crake endangered?

The slaty-legged crake 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 slaty-legged crake?

The slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{slaty_legged_crake_2026,
  title = {Slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slaty-legged-crake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}