Rouget's rail
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Rougetius Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Species: | R. rougetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rougetius rougetii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) | |
Rouget's rail (Rougetius rougetii) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the only member of the genus Rougetius. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Description
[edit]Rouget's rail is about 30 cm (12 in) long. In coloration, it has olive brown back, and cinnamon-rufous underside. Sexes are alike.[2] One female and male weighed 170 g (6.0 oz) and 220 g (7.8 oz), respectively.[3]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]It inhabits the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands at 2,000–4,100 m (6,600–13,500 ft) where it frequents moorland, grassland, and marshy areas.[2]
Behavior
[edit]The diet of Rouget's rail consists of seeds, aquatic insects (namely water beetles), crustaceans, and small snails.[2]
It lays 4–5 eggs, which are incubated by the female and probably the male. Both parents raise the chicks, which remain with its parents until fully grown.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ BirdLife International (2021). "Rougetius rougetii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T22692548A194830100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22692548A194830100.en.
- 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Barry (2020). "Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.rourai1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
- ↑ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.
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