Black Rail - eBird
Tiny rail, the size of a sparrow and nearly impossible to see without tremendous effort. Slate gray overall with a piercing red eye, brown nape, and white spotting on wings. Beware confusion with downy young of other rail species, which are entirely black. Inhabits drier areas in fresh and saltwater marshes with cattail, sedge, and other tall ...
Black Rail Identification - All About Birds
One of the most elusive birds in an elusive family, the tiny Black Rail is infamously difficult to see. Its dark colors, broken up by white speckles, help it blend with the deep shadows of dense marshes, where it preys on small invertebrates. It’s easier to hear, particularly on spring nights when males sing a repeated, amiable kick-ee-kerr.
In this note, we outline our detailed observations of Black Rail winter pair formation, summarize our detections of a Black Rail fledgling, and discuss management and conservation concerns
Eastern Black Rail
Clapper and king rail fledglings are completely black and have a longer bill than black rails. High elevation areas of saltmarsh (high marsh) that are infrequently inundated by tides, very shallowly flooded freshwater marshes dominated by grasses and …
Black Rail - eBird
Tiny rail, the size of a sparrow and nearly impossible to see without tremendous effort. Slate gray overall with a piercing red eye, brown nape, and white spotting on wings. Beware confusion with downy young of other rail species, which are entirely black. Inhabits drier areas in fresh and saltwater marshes with cattail, sedge, and other tall ...
Winter Detection of an Eastern Black Rail - BioOne
2024年9月12日 · In this note, we outline our detailed observations of Black Rail winter pair formation, summarize our detections of a Black Rail fledgling, and discuss management and conservation concerns regarding early-season pair formation and …
Black Rail | Audubon Field Guide
A tiny marsh bird, no bigger than a sparrow. Extremely secretive, it walks or runs through the marsh, and is rarely seen in flight. In very dense cover, it may get around by using the runways made by mice. The distinctive short song of the Black Rail is given mostly late at night, so the bird may go unnoticed in some areas.
Freshwater and brackish marshes, wet meadows, and flooded grasslands in the Coastal Zone are believed to be the primary habitats of the Black Rail. It is typically found in black-needle rush marshes (Juncus romaerianus) and “high marsh” (infrequently flooded) on the edges of marshes, waterfowl impoundments and other wetlands.
Black rail - Wikipedia
The black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is a mouse-sized member of the rail family Rallidae that occurs in both North and South America. The black rail was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus 's Systema Naturae.
Black Rail - Outdoor Alabama
North America’s smallest (13-15 cm [5-6 in.]) rail with a body length, wingspan, and weight equivalent to that of a sparrow (Terres 1980). Pale to dark gray above, with variable amounts of chestnut brown on back, rump, and tail. Small white flecks also present on wings, back, and tail. A rusty patch is present on back of neck.