Blue-faced Rail

Gymnocrex rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866)

288 gWeight

The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii), also bald-faced rail or Schlegel's rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

Most records: Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-faced Rail has been recorded at 5 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TambunIndonesia18 records
Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia5 records
Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TorautIndonesia3 records

More places

Gunung MahawuIndonesia1 record
Lore Lindu NPIndonesia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii), also bald-faced rail or Schlegel's rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Questions

How big is the Blue-faced Rail?

The Blue-faced Rail weighs around 288 g.

Where does the Blue-faced Rail live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Sulawesi, Togian Islands (between northeastern and east-central Sulawesi) and Banggai Islands (east of Sulawesi). It is most often recorded in Indonesia.