genus
Rallus
Rallus is a genus in the family Rallidae. This database currently files 24 species under it, 4 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 24
- Threatened
- 4
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 50%
- Weight range
- 60.4 g – 342 g
Best-known members of Rallus
Ranked by popularity score.
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
African rail
Rallus caerulescens
Bogotá rail
Rallus semiplumbeus
Virginia rail
Rallus limicola
Mangrove rail
Rallus longirostris
Madagascar rail
Rallus madagascariensis
King rail
Rallus elegans
Plain-flanked rail
Rallus wetmorei
How threatened is Rallus?
13 of 24 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 8% |
| VUVulnerable | 3 | 23% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 23% |
| LCLeast Concern | 6 | 46% |
All species in Rallus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water rail | Rallus aquaticus | Rallidae | Least Concern | 110.7 g | Not recorded |
| African rail | Rallus caerulescens | Rallidae | Least Concern | 162.1 g | Not recorded |
| Bogotá rail | Rallus semiplumbeus | Rallidae | Vulnerable | 84.1 g | Not recorded |
| Virginia rail | Rallus limicola | Rallidae | Least Concern | 84.1 g | Not recorded |
| Mangrove rail | Rallus longirostris | Rallidae | Least Concern | 259.4 g | Not recorded |
| Madagascar rail | Rallus madagascariensis | Rallidae | Vulnerable | 114 g | Not recorded |
| King rail | Rallus elegans | Rallidae | Near Threatened | 313.3 g | Not recorded |
| Plain-flanked rail | Rallus wetmorei | Rallidae | Endangered | 259.4 g | Not recorded |
| Austral rail | Rallus antarcticus | Rallidae | Vulnerable | 60.4 g | Not recorded |
| Brown-cheeked rail | Rallus indicus | Rallidae | Least Concern | 104.5 g | Not recorded |
| Clapper rail | Rallus crepitans | Rallidae | Least Concern | 306 g | Not recorded |
| Ecuadorian rail | Rallus aequatorialis | Rallidae | Not recorded | 84.1 g | Not recorded |
| Ridgway's rail | Rallus obsoletus | Rallidae | Near Threatened | 342 g | Not recorded |
| Aztec rail | Rallus tenuirostris | Rallidae | Near Threatened | 306 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus lowei | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus adolfocaesaris | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus carvaoensis | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus nanus | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus lariformis | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus montivagorum | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus gracilipes | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lesser Bermuda rail | Rallus ibycus | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus pictus | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rallus recessus | Rallidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |