Ridgway's Rail

Rallus obsoletus

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Rallus
eBird Code
ridrai1

Vocalizations

Gwynne Bruck · CC0_1_0
Mike Ostrowski · CC_BY_4_0
Linda Pardy · CC_BY_4_0
Steve Collins · CC_BY_4_0
Millie Basden · CC_BY_4_0
Guy Babineau · CC0_1_0
er-birds · CC_BY_4_0
JD Flores · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Rallus obsoletus beldingi

    western Mexico (southern Baja California from Magdalena Bay to Espírito Santo Island)

  • Rallus obsoletus levipes

    southern California (Santa Barbara) to Baja California (Scammon's Lagoon)

  • Rallus obsoletus obsoletus

    northern California (Humboldt Bay to Monterey Bay)

  • Rallus obsoletus yumanensis

    Salton Sea and Colorado River basin to western Mexico (Nayarit)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (ridrai1) 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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