The Virginia rail (Rallus limicola ) is a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae.These birds remain fairly common despite continuing loss of habitat, but are secretive by nature and more often heard than seen. They are also considered a game...
The water rail (Rallus aquaticus ) is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Northern and eastern populations are migratory, but this species is a permanent resident in the warmer...
The king rail (Rallus elegans ) is a waterbird, the largest North American rail.
The clapper rail (Rallus crepitans ) is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. The Ridgway's rail (formerly the California clapper rail) and the mangrove rail have been recently...
Ridgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus ) is a near-threatened species of bird. It is found principally in California's San Francisco Bay to southern Baja California. A member of the rail family, Rallidae, it is a chicken-sized bird that rarely flies.This...
The Ibiza rail (Rallus eivissensis ) is a recently discovered fossil species of rail, described from a late Pleistocene to Holocene cave deposit at Es Pouàs, on the island of Ibiza. Ibiza is in the Pityuses group of the Spanish Balearic Islands in...
The brown-cheeked rail or eastern water rail (Rallus indicus ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It breeds in northern Mongolia, eastern Siberia, northeast China, Korea and northern Japan, and winters in southeast Asia. It used to be...
The African rail (Rallus caerulescens ) is a small wetland bird of the rail family.Its breeding habitat is marshes and reedbeds across eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. Many birds are permanent residents, but some undertake...
The mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is found in Central and South America. It was formerly considered conspecific with the clapper rail (Rallus crepitans ).Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
The Bogotá rail (Rallus semiplumbeus ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, endemic to Colombia. The bird is a typical medium-sized rail with a plump body that is laterally compressed (“skinny as a rail”), a short tail and an elongated bill....
The Aztec rail or Mexican rail, (Rallus tenuirostris ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to highland freshwater marshes in Mexico. The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the King rail, but further analyses have...
The austral rail (Rallus antarcticus ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is found in Argentina and Chile.Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss caused by the...
The plain-flanked rail (Rallus wetmorei ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and coastal saline lagoons.It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Madagascar rail (Rallus madagascariensis ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is endemic to Madagascar.
The Ecuadorian rail (Rallus aequatorialis ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is found in South America, from southwestern Colombia to southwestern Peru. Some taxonomic authorities lump this species with the Virginia rail, including the...
