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'''Includes Ecuadorian Rail''' | '''Includes Ecuadorian Rail''' | ||
;[[:Category:Rallus|Rallus]] limicola | ;[[:Category:Rallus|Rallus]] limicola | ||
| − | [[Image:Virginia_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by | + | [[Image:Virginia_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mcdomik|mcdomik}}<br />[[Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge]], [[Wisconsin]], [[USA]], July 2004]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Rufous breast | *Rufous breast | ||
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*Grey face | *Grey face | ||
*Black and white barring on flanks | *Black and white barring on flanks | ||
| − | *Brown streaking on back<br><br> | + | *Brown streaking on back |
| + | [[Image:117503-0914vira3017.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|jvhigbee|jvhigbee}}<br />Soap Lake, Washington, [[US]], September 2003]] | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
Similar to [[King Rail]], but king rail is much larger, with light brownish bill and legs, less grey in face. | Similar to [[King Rail]], but king rail is much larger, with light brownish bill and legs, less grey in face. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''R. l. limicola'' - | + | *''R. l. limicola'' - Southern [[Canada]] and [[US]]; winters to Baja and [[Guatemala]] |
| − | *''R. l. friedmanni'' - | + | *''R. l. friedmanni'' - South-eastern [[Mexico]] (Puebla, México, Veracruz and Chiapas) |
| − | *''R. l. aequatorialis'' - "Ecuadorian Rail" | + | *''R. l. aequatorialis'' - "Ecuadorian Rail": Locally in mountains of south-western [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]] |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Shallow freshwater marshes with emergent vegetation. | Shallow freshwater marshes with emergent vegetation. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | The diet includes insects and aquatic animals. | |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The nest is a platform composed of cattails and other plants in a dry area in the marsh. The clutch consists of 5 to 13 eggs. Both adults care for the young. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Rallus+limicola}} | {{GSearch|Rallus+limicola}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rallus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rallus]] | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 26 April 2010
Includes Ecuadorian Rail
- Rallus limicola
Identification
- Rufous breast
- Long, slightly decurved bill
- Red bill and legs
- Grey face
- Black and white barring on flanks
- Brown streaking on back
Similar Species
Similar to King Rail, but king rail is much larger, with light brownish bill and legs, less grey in face.
Distribution
Nova Scotia to California and North Carolina; southwestern Colombia to western Peru; southern Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- R. l. limicola - Southern Canada and US; winters to Baja and Guatemala
- R. l. friedmanni - South-eastern Mexico (Puebla, México, Veracruz and Chiapas)
- R. l. aequatorialis - "Ecuadorian Rail": Locally in mountains of south-western Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Habitat
Shallow freshwater marshes with emergent vegetation.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and aquatic animals.
Breeding
The nest is a platform composed of cattails and other plants in a dry area in the marsh. The clutch consists of 5 to 13 eggs. Both adults care for the young.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Virginia Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Virginia_Rail
