Rails, 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. The most typical family members occupy 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.
- Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis
- Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis
- Corn Crake, Crex crex (C)
- Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris
- King Rail, Rallus elegans
- Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola
- Sora, Porzana carolina
- Laysan Rail, Porzana palmeri (E)
- Hawaiian Rail, Porzana sandwichensisE)
- Paint-billed Crake, Neocrex erythrops (A)
- Spotted Rail, Pardirallus maculatus (A)
- Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica
- Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
- Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata
- Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra (A)
- American Coot, Fulica americana
- Hawaiian Coot, Fulica alai
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