Blue-faced Rail
Gymnocrex rosenbergii
The Blue-faced Rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii) is a legendary rails, gallinules, and coot found only in Indonesia, weighing about 300 g. The blue-faced rail also bald-faced rail or Schlegel's rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
About the Blue-faced Rail
The blue-faced rail also bald-faced rail or Schlegel's rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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How to identify it
The blue-faced rail is a 30 cm, medium-sized, secretive, forest rail. It has a conspicuous patch of bare cobalt-blue skin around the eye that gives the bird its distinctive name. The blue-faced rail makes a snoring sound apparently similar to that of the snoring rail, and it also gives off a quiet clucking sound in alarm.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: February, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in September. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Blue-faced Rail?
- The blue-faced rail is a 30 cm, medium-sized, secretive, forest rail. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Blue-faced Rail?
- The Blue-faced Rail is a large sized bird weighing about 300 g.
- Where can you see a Blue-faced Rail?
- The Blue-faced Rail is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a Blue-faced Rail?
- The Blue-faced Rail is most easily confused with the Bare-eyed Rail and the Talaud Rail.
- Is the Blue-faced Rail endangered?
- The Blue-faced Rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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