Rails
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Kosrae Island Crake
The Kosrae Island Crake or Kusaie Island Crake (Porzana monasa), sometimes also stated as Kittlitz’s Rail, is an extinct bird…
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Clapper Rail
The Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) is are chicken-like marshbirds that occur naturally in North America, south to northern South America.…
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Yellow Rails
The Yellow Rails, Coturnicops noveboracensis, — a small waterbird — is part of the Rallidae (rail) family. Table of Contents…
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Buff-banded Rails
The Buff-banded Rails, Gallirallus philippensis, are also known as Banded Rail or Moho-pereru (Māori). Table of Contents Toggle Distribution / Range…
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Hawaiian Rail
The Hawaiian Rail (Porzana sandwichensis), Hawaiian Spotted Rail, or Hawaiian Crake was a somewhat enigmatic species of diminutive rail that…
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Spotless Crakes
The Spotless Crakes (Porzana tabuensis) – also known as Sooty Crakes, Black Rails, or Puwetos (Maori language) – are secretive…
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Guam Rails
The Guam Rail, Gallirallus owstoni, is a small, flightless bird native exclusively to Guam, an island in the Western Pacific…
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Rails
The family Rallidae includes rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. In Europe / Africa / Asia (the "Old World"), the long-billed…
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Great Maui Rails
The Great Maui Rails, also known as the Great Maui Crake (Porzana severnsi), is a fascinating example of the unique…
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Virginia Rail
The Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) is a fascinating and elusive member of the rail family, Rallidae, known for its secretive…
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