Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: Ridgway, 1874

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria

Justification of Red List category
This rail may have a moderately small population within which all subpopulations are likely to be small, and an overall decline is suspected owing to degradation of its highland freshwater marsh habitat. For these reasons the species has been classified as Near Threatened, but further information is highly desirable and may lead to a reclassification in the future.

Population size: 15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 238,000 km²

Country endemic: yes