Galapagos Rail

The Galapagos Rail is a small nearly flightless ground living bird. It has dark plumage, black overall with a greyer head and breast, and white spots on the back. It has a scarlet eye, a black bill, and short, nearly useless wings. They are very vocal with a wide range of calls.

The Galapagos Rail is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Galapagos Rail, Laterallus spilonotus, is a small rail endemic to the Galapagos Islands. It resembles the closely related Black Rail of The Americas. It is threatened by introduced species, such as goats and cats, and is considered vulnerable. More

Seldom seen by visitors, the elusive Galapagos rail is a medium-sized bird which preders wooded and grassy highlands. It is black with a grayish breast and white spots on its back. Visitors who get close enough will notice its red eyes. The Galapagos Rail is nearly flightless, preferring to dart quickly through grasslands and forests, digging in fallen leaves for invertebrates such as worms, amphibians and insects. More

The Galapagos Rail Bird is a small (15 centimetres) nearly flightless ground living bird. It has dark plumage, black overall with a greyer head and breast, and white spots on the back. It has a scarlet eye, a black bill, and short, nearly useless wings. They are very vocal with a wide range of calls. The Galapagos Rail Birds feed on invertebrates, mostly snails, isopods, dragonflies, bugs, ants, also taking berries and some seeds. More

Photo Wanted The Galapagos Rail, Laterallus spilonotus, is a small rail endemic to the Galapagos Islands. It closely resembles the closely related Black Rail of The Americas. It has been threatened by introduced species, such as goats and cats, and is considered vulnerable. Description The Galapagos Rail is a small (15 cm) nearly flightless ground living bird. It has dark plumage, black overall with a greyer head and breast, and white spots on the back. More

Galapagos rail in natural habitat Galapagos rail in natural habitatPrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: Galapagos crake, Galápagos rail Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Genus Laterallus (1) More

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towards the Galapagos Rail (and possibly penguin and petrel, too!) Sources: IUCN 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 2 October 2004. BirdLife International (2004) Species factsheet: Laterallus spilonotus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife. More

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The Galapagos Rail, Laterallus spilonotus, is a bird endemic to Galapagos, common in the area near Media Luna, but very difficult to see because their habitat is under the dense vegetation on the surface of the earth. This bird can barely fly. Cerro Puntudo is an old splatter type cone, while the other cones in the area are of slag and tuff type. Splatter cones are formed when lava is expelled with great force in a liquid state and splash around. More