Rallus limicola ORDER: GRUIFORMES FAMILY: RALLIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Jim Mcree
A secretive bird of freshwater marshes, the Virginia Rail most often remains hidden in dense vegetation. It possesses many adaptations for moving through its habitat, including a laterally compressed body, long toes, and flexible vertebrae.
Long sequences of pig-like grunts. Also a repeated "kid-dik."