Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Swinhoe, 1873)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This poorly known rail is estimated to have a small population, which is declining as a result of the loss and fragmentation of wetlands in its breeding and wintering ranges. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 789,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Palearctic
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome