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  • Synonyms Kicker, Asian Yellow Rail, Clicker, American Yellow Rail, Yellow crake
  • Old latin name for bird Porzana noveboracensis, Fulica noveboracensis

Yellow Railbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Bird Studies Canada - Prairie and Parkland Marsh Monitoring Program (PPMMP)
    Canada
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Wilton
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Bird Studies Canada - Prairie and Parkland Marsh Monitoring Program (PPMMP)
    Canada
  • 4.
    Clicking, © Patrick Turgeon
    Canada
  • 5.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 6.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 7.
    Clicking, © Patrick Turgeon
    Canada
  • 8.
    Song, © Phil Ranson
    Canada
  • 9.
    Song, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
  • 10.
    Ticking, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Yellow Rail

  • Breeding region North America
  • Breeding subregion e, c

Yellow Rail subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Coturnicops noveboracensis goldmanic Mexico-Yes
Coturnicops noveboracensis noveboracensisCanada and n USAs USANo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BretonRakig melen
CatalanRasclet groc, rasclet groguenc
Chinese北美花田鸡, 花田鸡
Chinese (Traditional)黃田雞
Croatiansmeđi prepeličar
Czechchřástal žlutavý, Chrástal žlutý
DanishGul Vagtelrikse
DutchGele Ral
EsperantoFlava ralo, Nov-jorka koturnikopo
Estoniankold-vuttruik
Finnishkultarääkkiäinen
FrenchRâle jaune, Râle jaunc
FrisianGiele ral
GalicianPinto da auga amarelo
GermanWeissflügelralle, Mandschurenralle, Gelbralle
Hungariansárga vízicsibe
IcelandicSólrella
IrishRálóg bhuí
ItalianSchiribilla gialla, Rallo giallo
Japaneseシマクイナ, アメリカシマクイナ
Latviandzeltenais ormanītis
LithuanianBaltasparnė putpelinė vištelė, geltonoji vištelė
Northern SamiFiskesvuonccis
Norwegianokerrikse
Norwegian NynorskOkerrikse
Polishderkaczyk płowy, Kureczka żółtawa, rudokurka żółtawa, rudokurka zóltawa
PortuguesePinto-d'água-amarelo, Frango-d'água-amarelo, franga-d'água-amarelada
RussianЖёлтый пастушок, Жёлтая курочка-малютка, Азиатско-американский белокрылый крошечный коростель, жёлтый погоныш
SerbianŽuti barski petlić
Slovakchriašteľ okrový
SpanishBurrito Amarillento, Polluela amarillenta, Polluela Amarilla
Swedishgulrall, gul dvärgrall, Amerikansk gulrall
TurkishBüyük Çilyelvesi, Büyük Çil Yelvesi
Ukrainianпогонич-пігмей жовтий
WelshCorregen felen