[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] aenigmatolimnas marginalis | [UK] Striped Crake | [FR] Marouette rayee | [DE] Graukehl-Sumpfhuhn | [ES] Polluela Culirroja | [NL] Afrikaans Porseleinhoen Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Cyanolimnas marginalis Aenigmatolimnas marginalis AF wc, se Physical charateristics Male dark brown with white streaks […]

[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Crex crex | [UK] Corn Crake | [FR] Rale des genets | [DE] Wachtelkonig | [ES] Guion de Codornices | [NL] Kwartelkoning Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Rougetius crex Crex crex EU c, w s AF Physical charateristics The distinctive call […]

[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Rallus limicola | [UK] Virginia Rail | [FR] Rale de Virginie | [DE] Virginiaralle | [ES] Rascon de Virginia | [NL] Virginia-ral Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Rallus limicola NA widespread Mexico Rallus limicola friedmanni sc and se Mexico Rallus limicola […]

[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Fulica atra | [UK] Coot | [FR] Foulque macroule | [DE] Blasshuhn | [ES] Focha Comun | [NL] Meerkoet Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Round-headed, rotund waterbird, with all-black plumage relieved only by wholly white bill and frontal shield. […]

[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Coturnicops noveboracensis | [UK] Yellow Rail | [FR] Rale jaune | [DE] Gelbralle | [ES] Polluela Amarillenta | [NL] Gele Ral Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Coturnicops noveboracensis NA e,c Coturnicops noveboracensis goldmani c Mexico Coturnicops noveboracensis noveboracensis Canada, n USA […]

[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Rallus elegans | [UK] King Rail | [FR] Rascon real | [DE] Konigs-Wasserlaufer | [ES] Rascon Elegante | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Rallus elegans NA, MA e, c Rallus elegans elegans e Canada, ne USA Rallus elegans ramsdeni Cuba […]

[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Porzana parva | [UK] Little Crake | [FR] Marouette poussin | [DE] Kleines Sumpfhuhn | [ES] Polluela Bastarda | [NL] Klein Waterhoen Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Marked sexual dimorphism in plumage. Male has blue-grey face and underparts, with narrow white bars on rear flanks and black and […]

[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Porphyrio porphyrio | [UK] Purple Swamp-hen | [FR] Taleve sultane | [DE] Purpurhuhn | [ES] Calamon comun | [NL] Purperkoet Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Very large ponderous rail, much larger than all other congeners except flightless Takahe in […]