American coot
Fulica americana
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe American coot (Fulica americana), also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae. Though commonly mistaken for ducks, Ameri...
Rallidae
33 species found in North America
The Rallidae family includes 33 species across North America. Browse the full list below for detailed information on each species.
All Rallidae Species
American purple gallinule
Porphyrio martinicus
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a species of swamphen found in the Americas. It is in the order Gruiformes, meaning "crane-like", an ord...
Ash-throated crake
Mustelirallus albicollis
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe ash-throated crake (Mustelirallus albicollis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is f...
Aztec rail
Rallus tenuirostris
Rallidae
Near ThreatenedThe Aztec rail or Mexican rail, (Rallus tenuirostris) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallin...
Azure gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe azure gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is fo...
Black rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
Rallidae
EndangeredThe black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is a mouse-sized member of the rail family Rallidae that occurs in both North and South America. It is the sma...
Clapper rail
Rallus crepitans
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe clapper rail (Rallus crepitans) is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. ...
Colombian crake
Neocrex colombiana
Rallidae
The Colombian crake (Mustelirallus colombianus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is fou...
Common gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union ...
Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many p...
Corn crake
Crex crex
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe corn crake, corncrake or landrail (Crex crex) is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrate...
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is ...
Gray-breasted crake
Laterallus exilis
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Gray-breasted crake (Laterallus exilis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Gray-cowled wood-rail
Aramides cajaneus
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Gray-cowled wood-rail (Aramides cajaneus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
King rail
Rallus elegans
Rallidae
Near ThreatenedThe king rail (Rallus elegans) is a waterbird, the largest North American rail.
Mangrove rail
Rallus longirostris
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found i...
Ocellated crake
Micropygia schomburgkii
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe ocellated crake (Rufirallus schomburgkii) is a small terrestrial species of bird in the family Rallidae that is native to the grassland and savann...
Paint-billed crake
Neocrex erythrops
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe paint-billed crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is fo...
Ridgway's rail
Rallus obsoletus
Rallidae
Near ThreatenedRidgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus) is a species of bird found principally along the Pacific coast of North America from the San Francisco Bay Area to s...
Ruddy crake
Laterallus ruber
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae. Other names the ruddy crake is known by are "red rail", "ruddy rail" and "r...
Rufous-necked wood-rail
Aramides axillaris
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Rufous-necked wood-rail (Aramides axillaris) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Russet-naped wood-rail
Aramides albiventris
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Russet-naped wood-rail (Aramides albiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Sora (crake)
Porzana carolina
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Sora (crake) (Porzana carolina) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Spotted crake
Porzana porzana
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe spotted crake (Porzana porzana) is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. The scientific name is derived from Venetian terms for small rails. T...
Spotted rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe spotted rail (Pardirallus maculatus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in M...
Uniform crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in ...
Virginia rail
Rallus limicola
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Virginia rail (Rallus limicola) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Western swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Rallidae
The Western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes. It is classified as .
Western water-rail
Rallus aquaticus
Rallidae
Least Concernspecies of wetland bird
White-throated crake
Laterallus albigularis
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe White-throated crake (Laterallus albigularis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Yellow rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Yellow-breasted crake
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Rallidae
Least ConcernThe Yellow-breasted crake (Hapalocrex flaviventer) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae of the order Gruiformes.
Zapata rail
Cyanolimnas cerverai
Rallidae
Critically Endangeredspecies of bird endemic to southern Cuba
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