Rails

Rails and Allies of North America

North American birds include species found in the United States (excluding Hawaii) and Canada that are breeding species, regular visitors, and casual and accidental species from other regions that are believed to have strayed here without direct human aid, and well-established introduced species that are now part of our avifauna. In addition, as an identification aid, I have included photos of these species even if the photos were taken outside of the North American area.

All Photos are © Marshall Faintich

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Clapper Rail

Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Norfolk, VA November 2014	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015
Norfolk, VA November 2014	Norfolk, VA November 2014	Norfolk, VA November 2014	Norfolk, VA November 2014

Virginia Rail

Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016	Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016	Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016	Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016
Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015
Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015

Sora

Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013
Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013
Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016
Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016	Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016	Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016	Nazarene Wetlands VA; July 2016

Nazarene Wetlands
VA; July 2016

Limpkin

Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013
Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Loxahatchee NWR, FL January 2014	Harns Marsh, FL January 2014
Harns Marsh, FL January 2014	Harns Marsh, FL January 2014	Harns Marsh, FL January 2014	Harns Marsh, FL January 2014

Greater Sandhill Crane

Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013
Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013
Harns Marsh, FL January 2014	King George County, VA; November 2015	Louisa County, VA December 2015	Louisa County, VA December 2015

Whitewater Draw, AZ
January 2017

Louisa County, VA
December 2017

Lesser Sandhill Crane

Everglades, FL
January 2014

American Coot

Naples, FL January 2014	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013	Naples, FL January 2012
Dutch Gap, VA December 2012	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Lake Shenandoah, VA November 2012
Lake Shenandoah, VA December 2011	Gilbert, AZ April 2014	Skagit WRA, WA August 2015

Eurasian Coot

London, UK
October 2009

Australia
January 2011

London, UK
July 2014

Common Gallinule (formerly Moorhen)

Loxahatchee NWR, FL January 2014	Everglades, FL January 2014	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2014	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013
Eagle Lakes, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Naples, FL January 2012	Naples, FL January 2012
Harns Marsh, FL January 2013	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Pinckney Island NWR SC; February 2022
Huntington Beach SP SC; December 2019	Huntington Beach SP SC; December 2019	Sweetwater Wetlands AZ; May 2021	Sweetwater Wetlands AZ; May 2021

Common Moorhen

London, UK
October 2009

London, UK September 2010	London, UK September 2010	London, UK July 2011
London, UK July 2014	London, UK July 2014	London, UK July 2014

Purple Gallinule

Everglades, FL January 2013	Everglades, FL January 2013	Everglades, FL January 2013	Everglades, FL January 2013
Everglades, FL January 2013	Everglades, FL January 2013	Everglades, FL January 2013	Everglades, FL January 2013
Everglades, FL January 2013	Waynesboro, VA June 2014	Waynesboro, VA June 2014	Waynesboro, VA June 2014

Purple Swamphen

Auckland, New Zealand
January 2011

Australia
January 2011

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