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Snoring rail

Aramidopsis plateni (W. Blasius, 1886)

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The snoring rail (Aramidopsis plateni) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 116 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Snoring rail (Aramidopsis plateni)
Photo: Bruno Geisler · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the snoring rail

Weight
116 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
lizardsrc for Main food
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the snoring rail live?

Not recorded

What is the snoring rail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The snoring rail (Aramidopsis plateni), also known as the Celebes rail or Platen's rail, is a large flightless rail and the only member of the genus Aramidopsis. The species is endemic to Indonesia, and it is found exclusively in dense vegetation in wet areas of Sulawesi and nearby Buton. The rail has grey underparts, a white chin, brown wings and a rufous patch on the hind-neck. The sexes are similar, but the female has a brighter neck patch and a differently coloured bill and iris. The typical call is the snoring: ee-orrrr sound that gives the bird its English name.

Its inaccessible habitat and retiring nature mean that the snoring rail is rarely seen and as a result, little is known of its behaviour. Only the adult plumage has been described, and the breeding behaviour is unrecorded. It feeds on small crabs and probably other small prey such as lizards. Although protected under Indonesian law since 1972, the rail is threatened by habitat loss (even within nature reserves), hunting for food and predation by introduced species; it is therefore evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

From the Wikipedia article “Snoring rail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snoring_rail&oldid=1372405353), 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 snoring rail endangered?

The snoring rail is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the snoring rail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusAramidopsis
  7. SpeciesAramidopsis plateni (W. Blasius, 1886)

Synonyms Rallus plateni

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Platen's railEnglish
  • Platen's railEnglish
  • مرعة الشخيرArabic
  • Rakig PlatenBreton
  • rascló de PlatenCatalan
  • Сулавеси кĕтÿççиChuvash
  • chřástal PlatenůvCzech
  • chřástal nenápadnýCzech
  • Rhegen PlatenWelsh
  • SulawesirikseDanish
  • SchnarchralleGerman
  • celebesa raloEsperanto
  • Rascón de PlatenSpanish
  • norskruikEstonian
  • یلوه خرناسکشPersian
  • celebesinluhtakanaFinnish
  • Râle de PlatenFrench
  • רלית מחרחרתHebrew
  • sulaveška kokošicaCroatian
  • horkoló guvatHungarian
  • Mandar dengkurIndonesian
  • Rallo di PlatenItalian
  • セレベスクイナJapanese
  • kvaksėLithuanian
  • Platens RalDutch
  • bambusrikseNorwegian
  • wodnik chrapliwyPolish
  • saracura-roncadoraPortuguese
  • frango-d'água-das-celebesPortuguese
  • frango-d'água-roncadorPortuguese
  • frango-de-água-da-celebesPortuguese
  • Сулавесский пастушокRussian
  • chriašteľ chrápavýSlovak
  • Hrčući petlovan sa CelebesaSerbian
  • snarkrallSwedish
  • குறட்டை பறவைTamil
  • Horlayan YelveTurkish
  • пастушок сулавеськийUkrainian
  • 普氏秧鸡Chinese
  • 鼾聲秧雞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the snoring rail

Other species in the same family Rallidae.

LC, Least Concern
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Water rail

Rallus aquaticus

Rallidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the snoring rail?

An adult snoring rail weighs 116 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the snoring rail endangered?

The snoring rail is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What does the snoring rail eat?

Its recorded main food is lizard.

What kind of animal is the snoring rail?

The snoring rail (Aramidopsis plateni) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Snoring rail (Aramidopsis plateni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/snoring-rail

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{snoring_rail_2026,
  title = {Snoring rail (Aramidopsis plateni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/snoring-rail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}