Rallidae
Porzana fluminea Gould, 1843
Porzana fluminea Gould, 1843
Porzana fluminea, the Australian crake, is an Australian endemic rail found in dense wetland vegetation.
Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Porzana carolina (the sora) is a common North American rail with described appearance, habitat preferences, distribution, and diet.
Porzana porzana (Linnaeus, 1766)
Porzana porzana (Linnaeus, 1766)
Porzana porzana, the spotted crake, is a small migratory secretive Rallidae waterbird breeding across temperate Europe to western Asia.
Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769)
Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769)
Amaurornis phoenicurus, the white-breasted waterhen, is a widespread tropical Asian rail with distinct plumage and open habits.
Amaurornis olivacea moluccana (Wallace, 1865)
Amaurornis olivacea moluccana (Wallace, 1865)
Amaurornis olivacea moluccana is a taxon split from Pale-vented bush-hen, found in the Philippines, with little known of its ecology.
Rallus semiplumbeus P.L.Sclater, 1856
Rallus semiplumbeus P.L.Sclater, 1856
The Bogotá rail is an endemic scarce rail species from Colombian Andes, found in high-elevation wetland dense reedbeds.
Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819
Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819
Rallus limicola, the Virginia rail, is a small marsh bird with unique physical traits and shared parental care.
Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789
Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789
Rallus caerulescens is a rail species native to eastern and southern African wetlands that feeds on small aquatic animals.
Rallus indicus Blyth, 1849
Rallus indicus Blyth, 1849
This is a full species description of Rallus indicus, the eastern water rail, covering its taxonomy, appearance, calls, distribution and habits.
Rallus obsoletus Ridgway, 1874
Rallus obsoletus Ridgway, 1874
Ridgway's rail is a chicken-sized, rarely flying rail bird native to Pacific coastal North American marshes.
Rallus tenuirostris Ridgway, 1874
Rallus tenuirostris Ridgway, 1874
The Aztec rail (Rallus tenuirostris) is a bird native mostly to central Mexico that lives in highland freshwater marshes.
Rallus crepitans J.F.Gmelin, 1789
Rallus crepitans J.F.Gmelin, 1789
Rallus crepitans (clapper rail) is a chicken-sized rare-flying saltmarsh bird found along North and Central American coasts.
Rallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783
Rallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783
Rallus longirostris, the mangrove rail, is a small coastal bird with multiple subspecies found across American Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834
Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834
Rallus elegans is a diurnal North American marsh bird, commonly called the king rail.
Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Rallus aquaticus (water rail) is a medium-sized marsh bird native to temperate Eurasia.
Rallina eurizonoides (Lafresnaye, 1845)
Rallina eurizonoides (Lafresnaye, 1845)
Rallina eurizonoides, the slaty-legged crake, is a 25 cm bird that lives and breeds in wet wooded areas across South and Southeast Asia.
Rallina fasciata (Raffles, 1822)
Rallina fasciata (Raffles, 1822)
Rallina fasciata is a medium-large crake found across South and Southeast Asia, with vagrant records in north-western Australia.
Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Swainson, 1838)
Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Swainson, 1838)
Pardirallus sanguinolentus, the blackish (plumbeous) rail, is a South American rail species with six size- and plumage-varying subspecies.
Pardirallus nigricans (Vieillot, 1819)
Pardirallus nigricans (Vieillot, 1819)
Pardirallus nigricans, the blackish rail, is a small South American rail species with two recognized subspecies that inhabits wetland environments.
Pardirallus maculatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Pardirallus maculatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Pardirallus maculatus, the spotted rail, is a small wetland bird with two recognized subspecies found across the Americas.
Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
The black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is North America’s smallest rail, a secretive marsh bird found across the Americas.
Laterallus ruber (P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1860)
Laterallus ruber (P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1860)
Laterallus ruber, the ruddy crake, is a small wetland bird ranging from Mexico to Costa Rica with distinct nesting behavior.
Laterallus albigularis (Lawrence, 1861)
Laterallus albigularis (Lawrence, 1861)
Laterallus albigularis, the white-throated crake, is a small bird with three described subspecies across Central and northwestern South America.
Laterallus melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819)
Laterallus melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819)
Laterallus melanophaius, the rufous-sided crake, is a small bird with two subspecies found across South America.
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