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Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Sounds
- Recording by Joost van Bruggen (XC436944). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Brown-cheeked RailRallus indicus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 637,589 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 637,589 |
| Italy | 733 |
| Russia | 627 |
| United Kingdom | 609 |
| England | 544 |
| France | 436 |
| Nord-Ovest | 431 |
| Germany | 379 |
| Spain | 258 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae |
| Genus | Typical Rails · Rallus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Water Rail with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.