Virginia Rail Identification - All About Birds
WEBThe Virginia Rail is a chickenlike marsh bird with a long, heavy bill and a short, upturned tail. Head on, the Virginia Rail looks thin, but from the side they look rather full-bodied; what biologists call a laterally compressed body.
Virginia Rail | Audubon Field Guide
WEBSeldom seen but often heard, this medium-sized rail lives in marshes across much of our continent. This bird and the Sora are often found together, but their diets differ: the short-billed Sora eats many more seeds, while the long-billed Virginia Rail eats mostly insects.
King Rail Identification - All About Birds
WEBA large, chickenlike marsh bird with a small head and a long, slightly curved bill. It has a fairly long neck, a plump belly, short tail, and long, strong legs. Juveniles have shorter bills than adults. Larger than a Virginia Rail, smaller than a Green Heron.
Rail (bird) - Wikipedia
WEBRails (avian family Rallidae) are a large, cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized terrestrial and/or semi-amphibious birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity in its forms, and includes such ubiquitous species as the crakes, coots, and gallinule; other rail species are extremely rare or endangered.
Virginia Rail - eBird
WEBIdentification. POWERED BY MERLIN. Medium-sized, bright rail. Overall orange with red bill and legs, gray cheek, and black stripes on back. Similar to King Rail at first glance but much smaller; gray cheek distinctive. Mostly found in freshwater marshes but also found in brackish and saltwater; prefers extensive cattails or reeds but also found ...
Virginia Rail - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit & More - Birdzilla
WEBFeb 28, 2023 · Juveniles are largely blackish with a dark bill. Habitat. Virginia Rails inhabit both fresh and saltwater marshes. Diet. Virginia Rails primarily eat insects, snails, and crayfish. Behavior. Virginia Rails probe in mud and shallow water for food. Range.
King Rail | Audubon Field Guide
WEBA chicken-sized marsh bird, the largest of our rails. Nesting in fresh-water marshes of the east, the King Rail has become an uncommon species as many wetlands have been drained.
Yellow Rail Identification - All About Birds
WEBThe face and breast are paler yellowish, with a dark smudge on the cheek. The bill is yellowish. In flight, they have white underwings and white patches on the trailing edge of the upperwing. Juveniles are similar but yellow tones are duller, the nape, sides, and breast are finely barred, and the bill is duller.
Virginia Rail - BirdWeb
WEBJuveniles are blackish-brown above with black or gray mottled underparts. Habitat. Virginia Rails are found primarily in freshwater marshes and less often in brackish marshes. They prefer a mixture of emergent vegetation and flooded openings where insects are abundant. In winter, Virginia Rails often move to salt marshes.
Yellow Rail | Audubon Field Guide
WEBOne of the most secretive birds in North America, almost never seen under normal conditions, although its metallic clicking calls may echo across the northern prairie marshes on summer nights. Rarely flies in the daytime except under extreme pressure.