The snoring rail is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It has grey underparts, a white chin, brown wings and a rufous patch on the hind-neck. Although protected under Indonesian law since 1972, the rail is threatened by habitat loss, hunting for food and predation by introduced species.
About Snoring rail in brief
The snoring rail is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It has grey underparts, a white chin, brown wings and a rufous patch on the hind-neck. The sexes are similar, but the female has a brighter neck patch and a differently coloured bill and iris. The typical call is the snoring: ee-orrrr sound that gives the bird its English name. Although protected under Indonesian law since 1972, the rail is threatened by habitat loss, hunting for food and predation by introduced species. It is therefore evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The rails are a large and very widespread family, with nearly 150 species. They are small to medium-sized, terrestrial or wetland birds, and their short bodies are often flattened laterally to help them move through dense vegetation.
The species name plateni commemorates Carl Constantin Platen, a German doctor who collected birds and butterflies in the Malay Archipelago and gave Blasius his specimen of the rail. The common name refers to the rail’s distinctive call, and was given to the bird as der Vogel Schnarch by German entomologist Gerd Heinrich when he rediscovered the species in 1932. The rail is 30 cm long and weighs 143–160 g. It is flightless, with short wings, a very short tail and strong legs and feet.
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