Rouget's Rail

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Rouget's Rail is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is the only member of the genus Rougetius. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Rouget's rail on ground Rouget's rail on groundPrint factsheet Facts - Synonyms: Rallus rougetii French: Râle De Rouget Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Genus More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Rouget's Rail is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Rouget's Rail (1) Bale mountains, Ethiopia Bale mountains, Ethiopia21/11/2009 Bale mountains, Ethiopia 21/11/2009 View all pictures of Rouget's Rail View all pictures of Rouget's Rail show section External Links (0) We currently have no external links for this species. More

Rouget's Rail is common on the western and southeastern highlands, but its presence is not so obvious as that of some other endemics. Once one is able to recognize the bird's calls, one well appreciates how common this rail is. It has two calls which are useful in identification: one, a piercing alarm note, a "dideet" or "a di-dii", and the other, a display call, "wreeeee-creeuw-wreeeee-creeliw". More

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which is good for Rouget's Rail and Wattled Ibis, for about 5-6km. As with Emba Soira, the area is high security at the time of writing, and so make sure you check with soldiers near the second reservoir before birdwatching. More