Pictures and information on Ridgway's Rail

Ridgway's Rail - Rallus obsoletus

Length	1.2-1.3 ft (35.6-40.6 cm)
Weight	M: 10.6-12.3 oz (300-350 g), F: 8.7-10.6 oz (248-301 g)
Clutch Size	3-14
Chicks at birth	Semi-precocial
IUCN Conservation Status	Endangered
Continents:	NA

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Ridgway's Rail is closely related to the Clapper Rail and until recently, 2014, it was considered the same species. It is found principally in California from the San Francisco Bay to southern Baja California. One of the best place to find the endangered Clapper Rail in the S.F. Bay Area is the Martin Luther King Regional Park near the Oakland Airport. The best time to see them is at very high tide during the winter. Also, you can sometimes see them at very low tide walking across the mud flats.

Juvenile
Note the drabber plumage and bill 07/19/2010 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA Note the drabber plumage and bill 07/19/2010 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA

Adult
12/11/2008 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/11/2008 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	12/28/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/28/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	12/28/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/28/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
12/11/2008 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/11/2008 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	12/11/2008 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/11/2008 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	01/09/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 01/09/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
01/09/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 01/09/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	12/03/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/03/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	12/03/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/03/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
12/03/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/03/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	02/16/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 02/16/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	03/10/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 03/10/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
03/10/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 03/10/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 06/18/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	11/24/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 11/24/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
12/23/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 12/23/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	05/11/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 05/11/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	05/11/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 05/11/2009 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
08/24/2009 - Meeker Slough, Richmond, CA 08/24/2009 - Meeker Slough, Richmond, CA	08/24/2009 - Meeker Slough, Richmond, CA 08/24/2009 - Meeker Slough, Richmond, CA

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