Spotted Rail | Animalz

Spotted RailThe Spotted Rail occurs locally in marshes, wet savannas, and rice fields from Mexico and the Greater Antilles south to Argentina. In Jamaica, breeding evidence was reported after a long gap in records.What did the 1863 female look like?A female collected in Jamaica in 1863 was described with olive-black plumage, olive-brown wing coverts and white spots, a red iris, a green bill orange at the base, and rosy-pink legs.What breeding records exist in Jamaica?The Spotted Rail occurs locally in marshes, wet savannas, and rice fields from Mexico and the Greater Antilles south to Argentina. In Jamaica, breeding evidence was reported after a long gap in records.Breeding evidence was reported from Jamaica's Upper Black River Morass in 2012, and a juvenile was photographed there in 2014.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.