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Rouget's Rail
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Rouget's Rail
Rougetius rougetii
The Rouget's rail (Rougetius rougetii) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the only member of the genus Rougetius. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
From the article Rouget's rail on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Rouget's rail is about 30 cm (12 in) long. In coloration, it has olive brown back, and cinnamon-rufous underside. Sexes are alike. One female and male weighed 170 g (6.0 oz) and 220 g (7.8 oz), respectively.
Range & habitat
It inhabits the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands at 2,000–4,100 m (6,600–13,500 ft) where it frequents moorland, grassland, and marshy areas.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
What it does
The diet of Rouget's rail consists of seeds, aquatic insects (namely water beetles), crustaceans, and small snails. It lays 4–5 eggs, which are incubated by the female and probably the male. Both parents raise the chicks, which remain with its parents until fully grown.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 563.