Snoring Rail

Snoring Rail

Taxobox
name = Snoring Rail
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Gruiformes
familia = Rallidae
genus = "Aramidopsis"
genus_authority = Sharpe, 1893
species = "A. plateni"
binomial = "Aramidopsis plateni"
binomial_authority = (Blasius, 1886)The Snoring Rail, "Aramidopsis plateni" also known as Celebes Rail or Platen's Rail is a medium-sized, approximately 30cm long, flightless rail. It is the only member of the monotypic genus "Aramidopsis". Both sexes are quite similar, having gray plumage, white chins, brown wings, short tails and rufous patches on their hindnecks. The female has a brighter hindneck patch color, reddish iris and base of bill, while those of the male are yellowish.

An Indonesian endemic, the Snoring Rail is confined to lowland and hill forests of northern, central and southeastern part of Sulawesi and Buton island. Their diet consists mainly of small crabs and lizards. The bird's call is snoring-like sound "ee-orrrr".

Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range, overhunting in some areas and predation by introduced species, the Snoring Rail is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It has been protected under Indonesian law since 1972.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2880&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=1990 IUCN Red List]
* [http://www.rdb.or.id/detailbird.php?id=252 Red Data Book]


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