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′ […]
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Gruiformes Rallidae Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) [order] Gruiformes | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Rallus aquaticus | [UK] Water Rail | [FR] Râle d’eau | [DE] Wasserralle | [ES] Rascón Europeo | [IT] Porciglione comune | [NL] Waterral Physical charateristics In 60% of nominate birds, variable number of greater and median upperwing coverts have white bars, […]