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Sora
Adult
Larger than a Black Rail with a larger yellow bill. Browner overall than a Black Rail.
© Ian Davies | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 04, 2016Similar Species
Sora
Juvenile
Larger than a Black Rail with a larger yellow bill. Browner overall than a Black Rail.
© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, July 17, 2016Main Species
Black Rail
Adult (Northern)
Tiny, short-tailed rail. Head is gray with a red eye and black bill. Upper back is rusty and the rest of the back has white speckling. Very secretive.
© Tom Johnson | Macaulay LibraryNew JerseyAdult
Tiny and very secretive—most often detected by voice, a squeaky kee-kee-krrr.
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Adult (Junin)
Tiny, very difficult to see rail. Occurs in tidal marshes and freshwater wetlands in North and South America. Subspecies in Junin, Peru is heavily barred above.
© Ross Gallardy | Macaulay LibraryJunín, June 04, 2015Adult (Southern South America)
Tiny rail of freshwater marshes and tidal wetlands in North and South America.
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