[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This juvenile Clapper Rail was photographed at the South Padre Island Convention Center Board Walk, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 2003)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This juvenile Clapper Rail was photographed at the South Padre Island Convention Center Board Walk, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 2003)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Clapper Rail was photographed at French Town Road, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 6, 2008)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Clapper Rail and downy chick was photographed at French Town Road, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 6, 2008)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Clapper Rail was photographed at the Crab Street marsh, Surfside Beach, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 17, 2009)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Clapper Rail was photographed at the Crab Street marsh, Surfside Beach, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 17, 2009)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This bird was initially identified as a Clapper Rail. However, the warm reddish-brown edges of the back feathers and orange-tinted breast suggest King Rail, so comments on the ID are welcome.

This bird was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 19, 2010)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This King Rail was photographed at Shoveler Pond, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 14, 2005)