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Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

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40.2798, -78.8022

Field Notes

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

Notes:

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

Species ID Suggestions

American woodcock

Scolopax minor
trametes
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Comments (2)
William_Dembowski
Thanks for the suggestion but the Woodcock has a much longer, brown bill, than the Rail's red one.

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PublishedNovember 23, 2011

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