Talaud rail
Gymnocrex talaudensis Lambert, 1998
The talaud rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 288 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the talaud rail
- Weight
- 288 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the talaud rail live?
Not recorded
What is the talaud rail?
The Talaud rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
It is endemic to the Talaud Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The species is monotypic.
It is a large and robust rail, measuring around 33–35 cm (13–14 in) in length. its head, neck and breast are maroon-chestnut in color, and the upperparts and wings are greenish-olive.
A call of 15 fast and high pitched "“peet-peet-peet” sound is may come from this bird. A deep “ump-ump-ump” call are said by local people also to come from the Talaud rail.
It is a shy and secretive bird, with its diet and foraging behavior unknown.
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Is the talaud rail endangered?
The talaud rail is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species.
How is the talaud rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusGymnocrex
- SpeciesGymnocrex talaudensis Lambert, 1998
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- مرعة التالودArabic
- rascló de les illes TalaudCatalan
- chřástal karakelongskýCzech
- TalaudrikseDanish
- TalaudralleGerman
- TalaudinselralleGerman
- talaŭda raloEsperanto
- Cotara de las TalaudSpanish
- talaudinmangrovekanaFinnish
- Râle des TalaudFrench
- kestenjastoglava kokošicaCroatian
- talaud-szigeteki guvatHungarian
- Mandar talaudIndonesian
- Rallo delle TalaudItalian
- メジロクイナJapanese
- タラウドクイナJapanese
- Talaudo salų plikaakė vištelėLithuanian
- TalaudnaaktoogralDutch
- derkaczak talaudzkiPolish
- frango-d'água-das-talaudPortuguese
- frango-de-água-das-talaudPortuguese
- Талаудский туаRussian
- chriašteľ talaudskýSlovak
- Petlovan sa Talaudskih ostrvaSerbian
- talaudrallSwedish
- Talaud KılavuzuTurkish
- пастушок-голоок талаудськийUkrainian
- 塔劳秧鸡Chinese
- 塔勞秧雞Chinese
Relatives of the talaud rail
Other species in the same genus Gymnocrex.
Blue-faced rail
Gymnocrex rosenbergii
Bare-eyed rail
Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
CompareTalaud rail vs Blue-faced railTalaud rail vs Bare-eyed rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the talaud rail?
An adult talaud rail weighs 288 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the talaud rail endangered?
The talaud rail is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the talaud rail?
The talaud rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis) 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.
- 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
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 · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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