Guam rail (Rallus owstoni)
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
Listing Status: and
General Information
The Guam Rail has a brown head, neck and eye stripe; near gray throat and upper breast; short wings that are dark with brownish spots and barred with white; lower breast, abdomen, under tail coverts, and tail are blackish with white barrings; gray bill, long legs and dark brown feet; and red iris. Females are similar but slightly smaller than male.
Population detail
The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Guam rail
- Population location: Entire, except Rota
Listing status: Endangered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Guam
- For more information: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/B063.html
- Population location: Rota
Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Northern Mariana Islands
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/wesa/guamrail.html
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/11/1984 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | except Rota | |
| 10/30/1989 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | Rota |
» Federal Register Documents
| Date | Citation Page | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/30/1989 | 54 FR 43966 43970 | ETWP; Determination of Experimental Population Status for an Introduced Population of Guam Rails on Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 54 FR 43966 43970 |
| 06/19/1989 | 54 FR 25744 25748 | ETWP; Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for an Introduced Population of Guam Rails on Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 54 FR 25744 25748 |
» Recovery
Recovery Plan Information Search| Date | Title | Plan Action Status | Plan Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/28/1990 | Native Forest Birds of Guam and Rota of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Recovery Plan | View Implementation Progress | Final |
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08/2007 | 72 FR 10547 10550 | Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam | |
| 12/05/2002 | 67 FR 72407 72408 | Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determinations of prudency for two mammal and four bird species in Guam and the Commonwealth of the nothern Mariana Islands and designations of critical habitat for one mammal and two bird species |
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 07/29/2009 | Guam rail completed 5-year review |
» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Guam rail.
» Conservation Plans
No conservation plans have been created for Guam rail
» Petitions
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/20/1984 | 49 FR 2485 2488 | Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 49 FR 2485-2488 |
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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