Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Rallus
eBird Code
clarai11

Vocalizations

Steve Taylor · CC_BY_4_0
Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0_1_0
Henggang Cui · CC0_1_0
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Aaron Stoll · CC0_1_0
Jonathan Layman · CC_BY_4_0
Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0_1_0
Chase Harris · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (8)

  • Rallus crepitans caribaeus

    Greater Antilles (including Isla de la Juventud), and Lesser Antilles to Guadeloupe

  • Rallus crepitans coryi

    mangrove swamps of Bahamas

  • Rallus crepitans crepitans

    Atlantic coast (Connecticut to northeastern North Carolina)

  • Rallus crepitans insularum

    mangrove swamps of Florida Keys

  • Rallus crepitans pallidus

    northern Yucatan Peninsula, islands off Quintana Roo (southeastern Mexico), and Ycacos Lagoon (Belize)

  • Rallus crepitans saturatus

    Gulf Coast from southwestern Alabama to Texas (USA) and Tamaulipas (northeastern Mexico)

  • Rallus crepitans scottii

    coastal Florida (Pensacola to Cape Sable and Jupiter)

  • Rallus crepitans waynei

    coastal Atlantic salt marshes (southeastern North Carolina to eastern Florida)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (clarai11) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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