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Class:
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Aves
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Order:
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Gruiformes
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Family:
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Rallidae
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Genus:
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Gallirallus
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Species:
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owstoni
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Lifespan:
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Up to 10 years in captivity
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Gestation:
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19 days
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Number of Young:
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3 – 4 chicks
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Size:
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11 in.
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Weight:
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6 – 10.6 oz
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Reproduction:
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Monogamous pairs breed all year
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Range:
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Formerly on Guam, Mariana Island. Reintroduced to Rota, northern Mariana Island, and Guam
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Habitat:
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Forest, woodland, scrub, grassland, and agriculture
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Diet:
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Leaves, seeds, fruits, small lizards, bird eggs, small mammals and carrion.
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Description:
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Underparts olive-brown; fore neck to breast gray; underparts and remiges barred black and white. Young has less gray; chick covered with black down
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Fun Facts:
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Guam rails can only fly about 3 to 10 feet at a time.
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They are extinct in the wild.
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Rails are characteristically omnivorous which allows them to take advantage of available food sources.
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Other species of rail are seeing a continuous population decline due to habitat loss.
