California Clapper Rail

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bird
gptkbp:activities diurnal
gptkbp:behavior shy and secretive
gptkbp:bodyStyle long and yellowish
gptkbp:breedingSeason April to August
gptkbp:callsFor grating and clattering sounds
gptkbp:clutchSize 1 to 2 clutches per season
gptkbp:colors brown and gray
long and slender
gptkbp:conservationEfforts breeding programs
endangered
habitat restoration
legal protection
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of wetland conservation
gptkbp:diet insects
seeds
crustaceans
gptkbp:eggColor white to pale blue
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 1858
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod about 2 weeks
gptkbp:foragingBehavior walks slowly through vegetation
gptkbp:habitat marshes
freshwater marshes
tidal marshes
brackish wetlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label California Clapper Rail
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 21 to 23 days
gptkbp:length 30 to 36 cm
gptkbp:migration non-migratory
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:California
gptkbp:nesting grasses
reeds
ground in dense vegetation
low due to predation
sedges
gptkbp:populationTrend declining
less than 500 individuals
gptkbp:predators foxes
birds of prey
raccoons
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:King_Rail
gptkb:Clapper_Rail
gptkb:Virginia_Rail
gptkbp:reproduction clutch size 5 to 10 eggs
gptkbp:scientificName Rallus longirostris obsoletus
gptkbp:socialResponsibility solitary or in pairs
gptkbp:subspecies Rallus longirostris
gptkbp:territory defends breeding territory
gptkbp:threats pollution
habitat loss
invasive species
gptkbp:vocalization used for communication
gptkbp:weight 200 to 300 g
gptkbp:wingspan 50 to 60 cm