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Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus Ridgway, 1874
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Ridgway's Rail, Rallus obsoletus, is a rail of brackish tidal marshes in North America and Middle America, from south-western USA to Baja California. It belongs to the family Rallidae and was described by Ridgway in 1874. It is closely linked to the clapper rail and was treated as a subspecies until recently. The bird has a long bill that curves downwards, greyish brown upperparts, a pale chestnut breast and a striking whitish patch on the rump. It is most active at night and in the dim light of dawn and dusk.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America: sw USA to Baja California
