A photo of a King Rail (Rallus elegans)
King Rail

King Rail

Rallus elegans

The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a waterbird, the largest North American 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. They also have a white throat and a light belly with barred flanks. Immature birds are covered in down, with light brown on the head and darker brown on the back and wings. This bird's call is a low repeated grunt transcribed as kek-kek-kek.
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Sightings

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Jay Nelson
Sunday 20 Nov 2022 - 8:48am
United States
A photo of a King Rail photographed in Prairie Oaks Metro Park--Darby Bend Lakes (Franklin Co.) United States
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R Clark
Monday 01 Aug 2022 - 1:26pm
United States
A map showing the sighting location
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Trevor Leitz
Saturday 25 Jun 2022 - 6:45am
United States
A map showing the sighting location
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Kevin DeBoer
Tuesday 21 Jun 2022 - 3:55pm
United States
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