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King Rail

Rallus elegans

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) spharvell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 1,234, February 1,181, March 1,341, April 2,545, May 1,559, June 757, July 681, August 702, September 835, October 889, November 1,158, December 1,123.
United States100,407
Texas14,005
Louisiana10,425
Virginia9,387
Maryland7,538
Georgia5,322
South Carolina5,151
North Carolina4,268
Mississippi2,654
Alabama2,535

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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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