Fulica cristata lives in Africa and Southern Spain. El Hondo, Spain.

Tags:   Red-knobbed Coot Rails Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae) European Birds

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Fulica americana lives closer to home in North America and Central America. Clifford Lee Sanctuary

Tags:   Rallidae (Coots Rails) American Coot North American Birds Canada water Vertabrates (Chordata) clifford lee Animals Alberta Birds ( Class Aves) Places Edmonton and Vicinity

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Crex egregia. Only saw this one for a few seconds. It was crossing the road ahead of a road block.

Tags:   African Birds African Crake African Mammals Rails Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae) Cats Lion

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Gallinula galeata. when traveling, one often overlooks the common birds. I thought the was a common moorhen. which it was until 2011. Now it has it's own name. (not that it cares)

Tags:   North American Birds Rallidae (Coots Rails) Common Gallinule Animals Birds ( Class Aves) Vertabrates (Chordata)

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Rallus obsoletus. Until this evening, I thought this was a Clapper Rail. It is however a separate closely related species. It was only recently separated from the Clapper Rail and is not in Sibley Birds 2 ed. They are Near Threatened and found mainly in the San Fransisco Bay area. I photographed the one early in the morning on the bay near the airport before our flight home.

Tags:   Rallidae (Coots Rails) Birds ( Class Aves) North American Birds Vertabrates (Chordata) Animals United States California Places Ridgeway's Rail

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