Chestnut forest rail

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| name = Chestnut forest rail

| image = RalliculaRubraSmit.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Rallicula rubra |volume=2016 |page=e.T22692288A93346363 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692288A93346363.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| genus = Rallicula

| species = rubra

| authority = Schlegel, 1871

| synonyms = Rallina rubra}}

The chestnut forest rail (Rallicula rubra), also known as the chestnut forest crake, is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in the Arfak Mountains and western-central New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.