Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,809
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The clapper rail (Rallus crepitans) is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. It is a large brown rail that is resident in wetlands along the Atlantic coasts of the eastern United States, eastern Mexico and some Caribbean islands. This species was formerly considered to be conspecific with the mangrove rail.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Clapper rail”.