Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

Summary 2

The water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Northern and eastern populations are migratory, but this species is a permanent resident in the warmer parts of its breeding range. The adult is 23–28 cm (9–11 in) long, and, like other rails, has a body that is flattened laterally, allowing it easier passage through the reed beds it inhabits. It has mainly brown upperparts...

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  1. (c) Sergey Yeliseev, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13861029@N00/4315964820
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rallus_aquaticus

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