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Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)

Meet the 9 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Rallidae.

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AI reconstruction of Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)AI
Virginia Rail
AI reconstruction of Sora (Porzana carolina)AI
Sora
AI reconstruction of Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)AI
Common Gallinule

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Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)

Meet the 9 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Rallidae.

AI reconstruction of Sora (Porzana carolina)AI
0077
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Sora

Gallito Sora

Porzana carolina

wetlands↗
AI reconstruction of American Coot (Fulica americana)AI
0079
ResidentIUCN LC

American Coot

Gallinazo Caribeño

Fulica americana

Freshwater marshes; reservoirs; lagoons↗
AI reconstruction of Antillean Cave Rail (Nesotrochis debooyi)AI
0399
ExtinctIUCN NE

Antillean Cave Rail

Rascón de Cuevas Antillano

Nesotrochis debooyi

Caves preserve remains; inferred terrestrial wetland/forest-edge habitats↗

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