Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers.
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer
- Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeta
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea
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