Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1789G3G4 (Globally vulnerable)  -  Endangered (MD)  -  S1 (Highly state rare)    Synonyms: BLRA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Gruiformes   >   Family Rallidae   >   Genus Laterallus   

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Black Rail is one of the region's rarest and most mysterious breeding birds.

There are 61 records in the project database.

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A migrant Black Rail delighting birders with unexpected mid-day calls in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2013). - Bonnie Ott.

Black Rail in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. - Bill Hubick.

Black Rail in Kent Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Josh Emm.

Black Rail in Kent Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Josh Emm.

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Black Rail in Somerset Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Birder20714, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)


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