Grey-throated Rail

About the Grey-throated Rail

The grey-throated rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the only member of the genus Canirallus. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Where the Grey-throated Rail lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Gabon, Cameroon.

When to see the Grey-throated Rail

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Pink-legged RailGallirallus insignisThe pink-legged rail, also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. Blue-faced RailGymnocrex rosenbergiiThe blue-faced rail is a 30 cm, medium-sized, secretive, forest rail. Talaud Bush-henAmaurornis magnirostrisTalaud bush-hen is a 30.5 cm long, large, very dark and robust bush-hen.