page_title: List of birds of Uganda
section_title: Rails, gallinules, and coots
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Uganda / Rails, gallinules, and coots
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1066 confirmed species as of May 2020. Of them, one is endemic, 66 are accidental, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Uganda
  Endemic - a species endemic to Uganda
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Uganda as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
context_section_description: Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae
  Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.
  African rail, Rallus caerulescens
  Corn crake, Crex crex
  African crake, Crex egregia
  Gray-throated rail, Canirallus oculeus
  Spotted crake, Porzana porzana (A)
  Lesser moorhen, Paragallinula angulata
  Eurasian moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
  Red-knobbed coot, Fulica cristata
  Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
  African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis
  Nkulengu rail, Himantornis haematopus
  Striped crake, Amaurornis marginalis
  Black crake, Zapornia flavirostra
  Little crake, Zapornia parva (A)
  Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla (A)
caption: Spotted crake
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