Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Chicken Like Marsh Bird
Length: 10 in. (24 cm )
Confined to marshy vegetation, the Virginia Rail seldom ventures out into the open except early in the morning. Then it walks and runs boldly across floating aquatic vegetation with its tail cocked up. This rail feeds on aquatic invertebrates, earthworms and some fish. The nest is a layered island of vegetation piled in a dense clump, often on floating vegetation.
The four-digit banding code is VIRA.
Male |
Marsh / swamp
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Virginia Rail
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/virginia-rail
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Virginia Rail. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/virginia-rail
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Virginia Rail". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/virginia-rail
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Virginia Rail". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/virginia-rail
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