Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) Science Article 1 abstract We have studied breeding habitats of the Water Rail Rallus aquaticus in Cladium mariscus (Galingale) vegetation at Botshol (Abcoude, 51 deg 52’N;5 deg 04’E) in The Netherlands and on Oland in Sweden. Water Rails were localised by day by provoking vocal responses with a cassette recorder, using […]
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Why is the Water Rail Rallus aquaticus a very scarce breedernorth of 61 deg N?
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) Science Article 2 abstract Along a transect from just north of Uppsala (c. 60 deg ?N) to Lulea (c. 65 deg 30′ N), the eastern coast of Sweden, we searched for Water Rails Rallus aquaticus. Rails were found at four of twenty-four visited sites, the northernmost site at 61 deg 08′ […]
Winter Distribution of Subspecies of Clapper Rails (Rallus longirostris) in Florida with Evidence for Long-distance and Overland Movements
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) Science Article 1 abstract Little is known of the extent of movement and winter ranges of Clapper Rails (Rallus longirostris) in the United States despite years of study by ornithologists and game biologists (Stewart 1951, 1954;Mangold 1977). For example, only recently was it learned that the endangered southwestern population, R. l. […]
King Rail (Rallus elegans)
[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 […]
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
[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 […]
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
[order] Gruiformes | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Rallus longirostris | [UK] Clapper Rail | [FR] Rale gris | [DE] Klapperralle | [ES] Rascon Piquilargo | [IT] Porciglione americano | [NL] Klapperral Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Rallus longirostris NA, LA widespread Rallus longirostris beldingi s Baja California (Mexico) […]