King Rail Identification - All About Birds
An elegant dweller of freshwater and brackish marshes, the King Rail is a rich buffy bird with crisp stripes on its sides. This largest of North America’s rails is very secretive as it slips through short marsh vegetation in search of crayfish, crabs, and frogs.
King rail - Wikipedia
The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a waterbird, the largest North American rail. Distinct features are a long bill with a slight downward curve, with adults being brown on the back and rusty-brown on the face and breast with a dark brown cap. They also have a white throat and a …
King Rail Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
An elegant dweller of freshwater and brackish marshes, the King Rail is a rich buffy bird with crisp stripes on its sides. This largest of North America’s rails is very secretive as it slips through short marsh vegetation in search of crayfish, crabs, and frogs.
King Rail | Audubon Field Guide
A 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. It remains locally...
King Rail - American Bird Conservancy
The King Rail was first described in 1834 by the preeminent ornithologist and artist John James Audubon. This largest North American rail species is about the size of a chicken and is sometimes locally called the "Marsh Hen."
King Rail Life History - All About Birds
An elegant dweller of freshwater and brackish marshes, the King Rail is a rich buffy bird with crisp stripes on its sides. This largest of North America’s rails is very secretive as it slips through short marsh vegetation in search of crayfish, crabs, and frogs.
King Rail - eBird
Large, bright rail of freshwater marshes. Generally uncommon to rare across range. Note rich orange neck and face, contrasty black-and-white barring on sides, and rich brownish upperparts with distinct dark streaks.
King Rail - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit & More | Birdzilla
2023年3月8日 · These birds are the biggest Rails living in North America. Largely confined to the southeastern U.S., Mexico, and Cuba, the King Rail occasionally breeds much farther north, including southern Ontario. Little is known about the King Rail’s migratory behavior, but they are thought to be solitary nocturnal migrants.
King Rail | Game Commission | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - PA.GOV
The king rail is so named because of its large size and bright coloration. This plump chicken-sized bird weighs almost a pound and is a bright rusty color. They range from 15 to 19 inches in height and have 21 - to 25 -inch wingspans.
Rallus elegans (King rail) - Michigan Natural Features Inventory
The King Rail is a bird of coastal wetlands in the Great Lakes region. They are associated with permanent marsh habitats along upland-wetland edges largely dominated by tussock-forming sedges. In Michigan, we have few confirmed breeding records for this species in the last decade.