The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, although the family is found in every terrestrial habitat except dry deserts, polar regions, and alpine areas above the snow line. Members of the Rallidae occur on every continent except Antarctica. Numerous island species are known. The most common rail habitats are marshland and dense forest. They are especially fond of dense vegetation Learn more about Rail and crake
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
American Coot (78 videos) | Fulica americana | Least concern |
Banded Rail (14 videos) | Gallirallus philippensis | Not Available |
Black Crake (6 videos) | Amaurornis flavirostra | Not Available |
Chestnut Rail (2 videos) | Eulabeornis castaneoventris | Least concern |
Clapper Rail (23 videos) | Rallus longirostris | Least concern |
Common Moorhen (84 videos) | Gallinula chloropus | Least concern |
Corn Crake (4 videos) | Crex crex | Least concern |
Dusky Moorhen (86 videos) | Gallinula tenebrosa | Least concern |
Eurasian Coot (300 videos) | Fulica atra | Least concern |
Giant Coot (2 videos) | Fulica gigantea | Least concern |
Red-fronted Coot (29 videos) | Fulica rufifrons | Least concern |
Red-knobbed Coot (6 videos) | Fulica cristata | Least concern |
Sora (2 videos) | Porzana carolina | Least concern |
Takahe (8 videos) | Porphyrio hochstetteri | Endangered |
Water Rail (23 videos) | Rallus aquaticus | Least concern |
Weka (35 videos) | Gallirallus australis | Vulnerable |
White-breasted Waterhen (3 videos) | Amaurornis phoenicurus | Least concern |
White-browed Crake (3 videos) | Porzana cinerea | Not Available |