Rallidae

Rallina fasciata Photo by Edwin Matias (Gear Up, Get Out) Common name:red-legged crake (en); franga-d’água-de-patas-vermelhas (pt); râle barré (fr); polluela patirroja (es); Malaienralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Asia, from Bangladesh and extreme north-eastern India, through Myanmar and southern Thailand and into southern Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These birds are 21-25 cm…

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Photo by John Carlyon (Zest for Birds) Common name:striped crake (en); franga d’água-estriada (pt); marouette rayée (fr); polluela culirroja (es); graukehl-sumpfhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Rallidae Range:This species is patchily distributed in West Africa, from Ghana to Congo and also in the area from Uganda, Kenya and eastern D.R. Congo, south through Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia…

Porzana parva Photo by H. Talpa (Wikipedia) Common name:little crake (en); franga d’água-bastarda (pt); marouette poussin (fr); polluela bastarda (es); kleines-sumpfuhn (de) Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Rallidae Range:This species is found breeding in eastern Europe and Asia, as far west as Poland and Hungary, with some scattered population further west in Germany, France and even Spain, and…

Rallus limicola Photo by Danny Bonilla (Pine Barrens Animals) Common name:Virginia rail (en); frango d’água-da-Virginia (pt); râle de Virginie (fr); rascón de Virginia (es); Virginiaralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:These birds breed across the northern and western United States, as well as in southern Canada. Most population migrate south to winter in Florida, northern Mexico and along…

Amaurornis phoenicurus Photo by M.V. Sheeram (Flickr) Common name:white-breasted waterhen (en); franga-d’água-de-peito-branco (pt); râle à poitrine blanche (fr); gallineta pechiblanca (es); weißbrust-kielralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This Asian species is found from Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, across India and southern China and as far east as Japan and as far south as southern Indonesia.Size:These birds are 28-33 cm…

Porzana carolina Photo by Joseph Kennedy (Science Blogs) Common name:sora (en); franga-d’água-americana (pt); marouette de Caroline (fr); polluela sora (es); Carolinasumpfhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of North America, breeding from south-eastern Alaska to Newfoundland and south to California, Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico. Some population migrate south to winter from Mexico, through…

Rallus caerulescens Photo by Callie de Wet (Oiseaux) Common name: African rail (en); frango-d’água-africano (pt); râle bleuâtre (fr); rascón cafre (es); Kapralle (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Range: This African species is occurs from Ethiopia, south through Uganda, Kenya, southern D.R. Congo, Tanzania, eastern Angola and Zambia, and into Namibia, northern Botswana, southern Mozambique…

Fulica alai Photo by Caleb Slemmons (Forestry Images) Common name: Hawaian coot (en); galeirão-do-Hawai (pt); foulque des Hawaï (fr); focha hawaiana (es); Hawaiibläßhuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Range: This species is endemic to the Hawaiian islands, where it is found on all the main islands except Kaho’olawe. Size: The Hawaian coot is 33-41…