Virginia Rail | Animalz

Virginia RailVirginia Rails forage by probing shallow water and mud in marshes, where emergent plants such as cattails and bulrushes provide cover.What does it look like?Adults have reddish-brown bodies, legs, and bills with gray cheeks. Adult males and females have similar plumage.How does it live?Virginia Rails forage by probing shallow water and mud in marshes, where emergent plants such as cattails and bulrushes provide cover.During breeding, rails eat small invertebrates in shallow water and mud. In winter, seeds of marsh plants form part of a more plant-based diet.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.