Virginia rail

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bird
gptkbp:age precocial
gptkbp:airlines short bursts
gptkbp:behavior secretive
gptkbp:bodyStyle long and yellowish
gptkbp:breedingSeason April to August
monogamous during season
Canada_to_southern_USA
gptkbp:callsFor grunting sounds
gptkbp:colors long and slender
gptkbp:communityEvents often seen alone
gptkbp:cultural_significance featured in folklore
gptkbp:diet omnivore
gptkbp:eggColor white to pale blue
typically 6 to 12 eggs
gptkbp:family Rallidae
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Rallus_limicola
Sora
King rail
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod about 20 days
gptkbp:foragingBehavior probing in mud
gptkbp:genus Rallus
gptkbp:habitat wetlands
coastal marshes
gptkbp:headlights short and square
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia rail
gptkbp:iceClass southern_USA_to_Central_America
gptkbp:incubationPeriod about 21 days
gptkbp:length 25 to 30 cm
gptkbp:migration partial migrant
gptkbp:nesting grasses
ground
hidden in vegetation
gptkbp:officialResidence often elusive
gptkbp:populationTrend stable
gptkbp:predators foxes
birds of prey
snakes
gptkbp:range gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:research studied for ecology
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary or in pairs
gptkbp:soundtrack not melodious
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Rallus_limicola_obsoletus
gptkb:Rallus_limicola_limicola
Rallus limicola saturatus
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives Least Concern
habitat restoration
gptkbp:threats pollution
habitat loss
human disturbance
gptkbp:vocalization varied calls
gptkbp:weight 150 to 300 g
gptkbp:wildlife marshes
gptkbp:wingspan brown and gray
40 to 45 cm
gptkbp:youth_development leave nest shortly after hatching