Virginia Rail | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The Virginia Rail is a chickenlike marsh bird with a long, heavy bill and a short, upturned tail. Head on, the Virginia Rail looks thin, but from the side they look ... Read More

Basic Description. A secretive bird of freshwater marshes, the Virginia Rail often remains hidden in dense vegetation, but its loud grunting may give away its ... Read More

Virginia Rails make abrupt movements, flicking their tails as they walk, and tend to seek cover most of the time. They dive underwater and swim across wetlands on ... Read More

Virginia Rails are particularly vocal in the spring. The birds give a repeated tick-it in the hours surrounding dawn and dusk; this vocalization is thought to be ... Read More

Similar looking birds to Virginia Rail: Ridgway's Rail Adult, Clapper Rail Adult, King Rail Adult. Read More

The Virginia rail (Rallus limicola) is a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae. These birds remain fairly common despite continuing loss of habitat, but are ... Read More

Mostly found in freshwater marshes but also found in brackish and saltwater; prefers extensive cattails or reeds but also found in shrubbier marshes. Shy and not ... Read More

About This Bird About — Seldom seen but often heard, this medium-sized rail lives in marshes across much of our continent. This bird and the Sora ... Read More

The Virginia Rail is a secretive freshwater marsh bird that is more often heard than seen. A brief glimpse of a reddish bill and legs, banded black-and-white ... Read More

The Virginia rail is a small bird with a pig-like grunting call that can be found in the fresh and brackish marshes of the Chesapeake region year-round. Read More