Guam Rail
About the Guam Rail
Also known as: Owston's Rail

The Guam Rail is a medium-sized rail, recognized by its brownish plumage and thin black and white breast bars. It has a distinctive white eye stripe. Males and females are similar in appearance, although males average larger.

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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched 2 February 2018
Scientific Name
Gallirallus owstoni
Bird Family
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered (as of 22 November 2021)
CR
- Least Concern (LC)
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Vulnerable (VU)
- Endangered (EN)
- Critically Endangered (CR)
- Extinct in the Wild (EW)
- Extinct (EX)
Source: IUCN Red List
Measurements
Length:
11 inches
(27.9 cm)
Weight:
6 to 12 ounces
(170.1 to 340.2 grams)
Range
Conservation
The Guam Rail is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and was last assessed in 2012 by BirdLife International. The last individual in the wild of this species died in 1987 following catastrophic declines owing to predation by the introduced brown tree-snake. A captive population survives in a snake-proof enclosure, and it breeds well in captivity. It remains classified as Extinct in the Wild until an introduced population becomes firmly established.
International Names
Chinese
关岛秧鸡
Czech
chřástal guamský
Danish
Guamskovrikse
Dutch
Guamral
Finnish
guaminluhtakana
French
Râle de Guam
German
Guamralle
Italian
Rallo di Guam
Japanese
グァムクイナ [guamukuina]
Norwegian
Guamrikse
Polish
wodnik guamski
Portuguese
Sanã-de-guam
Russian
Гуамский пастушок
Spanish
Rascón de Guam
Swedish
guamrall
