Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus), version 2.1

Eddleman, William R.; Conway, Courtney J.

doi:10.2173/bna.ridrai1.02.1

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Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus

William R. Eddleman and Courtney J. Conway
Version: 2.1 — Published March 21, 2018

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Introduction
Appearance
- Similar Species
- Detailed Description
- Plumages
- Molts
- Bare Parts
- Linear Measurements
- Mass
Systematics
- Geographic Variation
- Subspecies
- Related Species
Distribution, Migration, and Habitat
- Distribution in the Americas
- Distribution Outside the Americas
- Nature of Migration
- Timing and Routes of Migration
- Migratory Behavior
- Control and Physiology of Migration
- Habitat in Breeding Range
- Habitat in Migration
- Habitat in the Overwintering Range
- Historical Changes to the Distribution
- Fossil History
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Food Selection and Storage
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
- Nonvocal Sounds
Behavior
- Locomotion
- Self-Maintenance
- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
- Predation
Breeding
- Phenology
- Nest Site
- Nest
- Eggs
- Incubation
- Hatching
- Young Birds
- Parental Care
- Cooperative Breeding
- Brood Parasitism
- Fledgling Stage
Demography and Populations
- Measures of Breeding Activity
- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
- Range
- Population Status
- Population Regulation
Conservation and Management
- Effects of Human Activity
- Management
Priorities for Future Research
Acknowledgments
About the Author(s)

Multimedia
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- Audio
- Video
- Figures
Tables and Appendices

Revision History

References

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Figure 1. Distribution of Ridgway's Rail in North America. - Range Map — Enlarge

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Migration

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Non-Breeding

Figure 1. Distribution of Ridgway's Rail in North America.

Recommended Citation

Eddleman, W. R. and C. J. Conway (2018). Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus), version 2.1. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.ridrai1.02.1

Language	Common name
Dutch	Californische Ral
English (United States)	Ridgway's Rail
French	Râle de Californie
German	Ridgwayralle
Japanese	ニシオニクイナ
Norwegian	spartinarikse
Polish	wodnik kalifornijski
Russian	Калифорнийский пастушок
Serbian	Ridžvejev petlovan
Slovak	chriašteľ kalifornský
Spanish	Rascón de Ridgway
Spanish (Mexico)	Rascón Costero del Pacífico
Spanish (Spain)	Rascón de Ridgway
Swedish	ridgwayrall
Turkish	Ridgway Sukılavuzu

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