In 2014, the species was split into three: clapper rail; Ridgway’s rail of California, Arizona and Nevada; and mangrove rail of South America. Other North American rails include Virginia rail ...

This protected Mid-Atlantic salt marsh remnant, the last one in Boston, has recorded an astonishing 271 species of birds.

Black rail, threatened and endangered waterbird, detected in Milford Neck Preserve. ... “Milford Neck Preserve provides important high-quality habitat for these species, ...

How a rail trail sparked a fight pitting outdoor recreation against rare species A new section of the trail has raised questions about how to strike the right balance ...

WASHINGTON— In a major victory for one of America’s most imperiled marsh birds, a federal court today sided with the Center ...

The black rail bird may soon be listed as a threatened species in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners voted to preliminarily reclassify the shorebird as state-threatened ...

A king rail was spotted in Clemson Experimental Forest, exciting birders and raising awareness about the secretive species’ ...

Black rails are a rare and secretive marsh bird that have now been added to Pennsylvania's list of threatened species. By .

Today, California’s ridgeway rail species partly relies on non-native cordgrass to escape predators and build nests. (Doug Greenberg/flickr), CC BY-NC.

Without the Okinawa rail, this mite species will not survive. Therefore, like their hosts, these mites are also at risk of extinction, potentially even more so. Journal. Species Diversity. DOI.