About the Yellow Rail
The yellow rail is a small secretive marsh bird of the family Rallidae that is found in North America.
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ID tip
Adults have brown upperparts streaked with black, a yellowish-brown breast, a light belly and barred flanks. The short thick dark bill turns yellow in males during the breeding season. The feathers on the back are edged with white. There is a yellow-brown band over the eye and the legs are greenish-yellow. The birds measure 16–19 cm (6.3–7.5 in) in overall length; males have an average weight of 59 g (2.1 oz), females an average weight of 52 g (1.8 oz).
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What the Yellow Rail sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Bermuda, St. Pierre & Miquelon.
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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