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The clapper rail (Rallus crepitans) is a member of the rail family, Rallidae.The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. It is a large brown rail that is resident in wetlands along the Atlantic coasts of the eastern United States, eastern Mexico and some Caribbean islands.
Long Island Sound is a marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. ... saltmarsh sparrow, clapper rail, mallard and black duck, herons and egrets, ...
The ideal rail habitats are marsh areas, including rice paddies, and flooded fields or open forest. They are especially fond of dense vegetation for nesting. [2] The rail family is found in every terrestrial habitat with the exception of dry desert, polar or freezing regions, and alpine areas (above the snow line).
The mangrove rail was formerly considered to be conspecific with what are now the Aztec rail (R. tenuirostris), Ridgway's rail (R. obsoletus), the king rail (R. elegans), and the clapper rail (R. crepitans), and more recently as conspecific with Ridgeway's and king rails. Worldwide taxonomic systems now agree that each of the five is a separate ...
Light-footed clapper rail, California least tern: 911 Sweetwater Marsh NWR: Light-footed clapper rail: 316 Tijuana Slough NWR: Light-footed clapper rail: 1,023 Florida: Archie Carr NWR: Loggerhead sea turtle, green sea turtle: 29 Crocodile Lake NWR: American crocodile: 6,686 Crystal River NWR: West Indian manatee: 80 Florida Panther NWR ...
Numerous birds have been known to live on Hooks Island, such as the near-threatened California clapper rail. [10] In 2011, a Point Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science report found that approximately 14 clapper rails had been found in the Baylands, and 19 clapper rails were "known to exist" at Palo Alto Harbor and Hooks Island. [11]
Among the birds found at the refuge are great blue herons and the three endangered bird species: California clapper rail, California least tern, and Belding's Savannah sparrow. [3] [4] The refuge is located within Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. Public access in the refuge is limited or restricted to once-a month tour (last Saturday of each ...
There are a number of significant wildlife features associated with Seal Slough, including use by the endangered California clapper rail. [6] A tide gate near the mouth of Seal Slough regulates tidal influx from San Francisco Bay to Marina Lagoon; this flushing action is important to prevent population explosion of midges in the local area.