Rails, Crakes & Coots

Rouget's Rail

Rougetius rougetii

The Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii) is a 193 g wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

193 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Ethiopia, Eritrea.

Where to see it: Adi Keyh (Eritrea); Hara Langano Lodge (Ethiopia); Lake Awassa · United Africa Shebelle Hotel area (Ethiopia).

Photo: (c) Manuel Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist