Gruiformes / Rallidae / Rallus

Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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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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)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.