What is a yellow rail?
yellow rail or coturnicops noveboracensis is a small bird that behaves more like a small mammal. The yellow rails nest and look for food on the ground near the water under the vegetation cover. They rarely go into the air. In 2010, the National Society Audubon estimated that the global bird population in the wild was only 17,500. These yellowish brown birds, who feed mainly on snails, constantly lose their natural habitat. Their range measures up to 11 inches (around 28 cm). The yellow rail is the second smallest type of railway in North America. Their faces are dark brown with an olive or brown beak. Men clamps during mating turn a yellowish shade. Yellow rails have a white feather underside of their rounded wings and on parts of their upper wings. Their winter habitat ranges from the Coast North Carolina to Florida and west like southern Texas. One isolated population lives in the Klath, Oregon basin.
yellow rails live in swamps, wetlands and wet meadows. It is primarily held by the dead mass and the newly grown grass that provides a cover. During the winter they look for shelter in the marshes of salty waters and hay. The reproduction period begins at the end of April and lasts until mid -May. Men call to women and indicate their territory by singing metal clicks on the sounds and showing the wings.
males and women build grassy nests in areas with overhanging vegetation to keep their eggs hidden. Women lie between five and 10 eggs at a time. Creamy and brown eggs hatch for about 23 days for the incubation period. Young yellow rails leave the nest when they are about 2 days and learn to fly after 35 days.
yellow rails feed mainly during the day in shallow pools of water. Their diet consists of snails, small crustaceans, spiders and insects. If birds are frightened during feeding, they freeze in place, hide in water or leave.
the division of wild animals inSeveral countries in the entire range of yellow railway have mentioned this species as endangered or endangered as a result of the loss of habitats. This loss is the most important in the wetland areas of North Carolina and Florida that birds use in winter. In many countries, protection programs have been set up to help prevent further loss.