Texas
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
(L 15" WS 20" Wt 13 oz)
Found along shores of southern U.S.,
Cent. Amer. and northern So. Amer.
So. Padre Island
Birding & Nature Ctr
15Apr2010
Rallus in Latin means rail;
crepitans in Latin means
breaking wind.