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Crakes, rails, coots, gallinules
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
142 species
worldwide;
10-50 cm; many species migratory; often barred plumage; bill strong; often with frontal shield; body laterally compressed; wings short, rounded; tail short, soft; legs, toes long (lobed in coots); secretive; some flightless, some terrestrial; often capable of swimming;
omnivorous;
sexes similar; 1-14 eggs; monogamous; biparental care
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus calling
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus calling
Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis calling
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea calling
Giant Wood-Rail Aramides ypecaha calling
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra calling
