Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Other Names (World)
Yellow Rail, American Yellow Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
16 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Inland wetlands, fresh-water and brackish marshes. From 2,300 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Canada (B), Mexico (B), USA (B).

Vagrant to Bahamas (B), St Pierre and Miquelon (P).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 25,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (61)...)

Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) [XC303243]
by Thomas Magarian from Colpitt Lake (near Williams Lake), Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada (song)

Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) [XC153048]
by Ian Cruickshank from Invermay No. 305 (near Invermay), Division No. 9, Saskatchewan, Canada (song)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus), with which sometimes regarded as conspecific.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789) - South-central and south-eastern Canada to north-central and north-eastern USA, with isolated population in north-western USA. Winters in southern and south-eastern USA.
goldmani (Nelson, 1904) - Marshes of R Lerma, central Mexico.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) - 10 files

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