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Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Rascón de Virginia,
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Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Rascón de Virginia,
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A small, reddish-brown marsh bird with gray cheeks and black and white barring on the sides. Resembles a smaller version of the Clapper Rail. Length: 20-25 cm.; weight: 64-124 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds from southern Canada through Central America to coastal Peru. An accidental winter visitor to marshes in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: GRUIFORMES; RALLIDAE |
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Photo: G. Beaton
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References Bent, A.C. 1926. Life histories of North American marsh birds. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 135. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1963). Burt, W. 1994. Shadowbirds: a quest for rails. Lyons Press, New York. Conway, C. J. 1995. Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola). No. 173 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1996. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Taylor, B. Rails. 1998. Rails: a guide to the rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots of the world, Yale University and Pica Press. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |