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  IFWIS - King rail
Rice fields afford a cultivated 'marsh type' to rails in Ark. and La. and the king rail is considered a 'typical bird' of rice country *04*.
The king rail is restricted to the humid freshwater region of the eastern U.S. The Mississippi River Valley is recognized as 1 of 2 important flyways for this species *04,09*.
Population parameters: Because the king rail and its broods are inconspicuous, population parameters are difficult to obtain and virtually unknown.
www.inhs.uiuc.edu /chf/pub/ifwis/birds/king-rail.html   (1570 words)

  
 King Rail -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The King Rail, Rallus elegans, is a waterbird, the largest (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North American (Any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud) rail.
Distinct features are a long bill with a slight downward curve, with adults being brown on the back and rusty-brown on the face and breast with a dark brown cap.
The King Rail interbreeds with the (additional info and facts about Clapper Rail) Clapper Rail where their ranges overlap; some researchers believe that these two birds belong to the same species.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ki/king_rail.htm   (260 words)

  
 rail on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rails are cosmopolitan in distribution, except in polar regions.
Rails, also called mud hens or marsh hens, are omnivorous, hunting their food at nightfall.
Rails are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Gruiformes, family Rallidae.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/r1/rail.asp   (478 words)

  
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