Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) - HBW 3, p. 150
French: Râle jaune
German: Gelbralle
Spanish: Polluela Amarillenta
Other common names: American Yellow Rail
Taxonomy: Fulica noveboracensis Gmelin, 1789, New York.
Forms superspecies with C. exquisitus, with which sometimes regarded as conspecific. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789) - SC & SE Canada to NC & NE USA, with isolated population in NW USA; winters in S & SE USA.
- goldmani (Nelson, 1904) - marshes of R Lerma, C Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult escaping onlookers Locality Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp noveboracensis)
Malcolm Mark Swan 19 April 2009 2 years ago 1 min 3.3
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in grass
Locality Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp noveboracensis)
Michael Retter 1 April 2009 2 years ago 3
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Singing, 10:45 pm Locality Ross, Manitoba, Canada
(ssp novaboracensis)
Andrew_Davis 11 May 2010 1 year ago 4.5
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