The White-throated Rail has a white throat and chestnut breast. The Aldabra subspecies has short wings and is flightless.
The head, neck, and breast are bright chestnut, while the throat is white. The color at the base of the bill differs between sexes.
It uses lowlands and mangrove forests and feeds mainly on invertebrates such as small molluscs and ghost crabs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.