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Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

Notes:

Found dead. The only one of its type I have ever seen in this area.


1 species ID suggestions

trametes
trametes 7 months ago
American woodcock
Scolopax minor

2 Comments

Elton_Wizard
Elton_Wizard 7 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion but the Woodcock has a much longer, brown bill, than the Rail's red one.

Pennsylvania, USA

Lat: 40.28, Long: -78.80

Spotted on Jun 27, 2010
Submitted on Nov 23, 2011

Spotted for mission

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