Zapata rail

Cyanolimnas cerverai

The Zapata rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai) is a bird found in Cuba. Found in Cuba. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Cyanolimnas cerverai
Region	North America
Found in	Cuba

🏡 Where the Zapata rail lives

Found in Cuba.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 175 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Questions about the Zapata rail

Where does the Zapata rail live?

The Zapata rail lives in Cuba. Found in Cuba.

What does the Zapata rail eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Zapata rail endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from North America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.