Red Rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) | Summary

Red Rail Aphanapteryx bonasia

Current view: Summary

Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Selys Longchamps, 1848)

Red List Category:

Justification of Red List category
This species was known from Mauritius, but went Extinct by the end of the 17th century due to ongoing hunting and the introduction of cats.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Red Rail Aphanapteryx bonasia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-rail-aphanapteryx-bonasia on 20/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 20/01/2025.