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Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 4,405, February 4,213, March 4,786, April 9,081, May 5,564, June 2,701, July 2,429, August 2,507, September 2,979, October 3,173, November 4,132, December 4,006.
United States516,594
Texas49,975
Virginia46,696
Georgia39,091
Maryland35,960
New York34,786
Mississippi19,939
North Carolina19,719
Connecticut12,167
Massachusetts11,779

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderCranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes
FamilyRails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae
GenusTypical Rails · Rallus

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