Rails, Crakes & Coots

Spotted Rail

Pardirallus maculatus

The Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus) is a 171 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

171 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

22

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