Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans)

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (74)...)

Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans) [XC560819]
by Russ Wigh from Matawan, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States (call)

Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans) [XC77517]
by Daniel Lane from E of Sabine River Bridge, Cameron Par., LA, United States (call, 'check' calls)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).

The following 11 subspecies are recognised:

crepitans Gmelin, 1789 - Coastal Connecticut south to north-eastern North Carolina. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
waynei Brewster, 1899 - Coastal south-eastern North Carolina to eastern Florida. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
saturatus Ridgway, 1880 - Gulf coast from south-western Alabama to extreme north-eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
scottii Sennett, 1888 - Coastal Florida (Pensacola to Cape Sable and Jupiter).
insularum Brooks, WS, 1920 - Florida Keys. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
coryi Maynard, 1887 - Bahamas. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
caribaeus Ridgway, 1880 - Cuba to Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles east to Antigua, also Guadeloupe. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
leucophaeus Todd, 1913 - I of Pines (Cuba). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
pallidus Nelson, 1905 - Coastal Yucatán (south-eastern Mexico). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
grossi Paynter, 1950 - Quintana Roo (south-eastern Mexico). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).
belizensis Oberholser, 1937 - Ycacos Lagoon, Belize. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans) - 10 files

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