Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
Related species for the Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)
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Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
By far the most conspicuous feature of the Okinawa rail is the vivid red colour of its bill and legs, which provide an exciting contrast…
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Dieffenbach's rail (Gallirallus dieffenbachii)
Information on Dieffenbach's rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Weka (Gallirallus australis)
The weka, a famously inquisitive and feisty bird, is a member of the rail family Rallidae; a group of ground dwelling birds, some of which…
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Buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
With a global distribution comprising numerous islands, the buff-banded rail exhibits substantial geographic variation, evidenced in the…
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Lord Howe Island woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris)
The Lord Howe woodhen, or Lord Howe rail, gets its name from its island home in the southwest Pacific. This flightless bird is olive-brown…
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Guam rail (Gallirallus owstoni)
Information on the Guam rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Slender-billed flufftail (Sarothrura watersi)
Information on the slender-billed flufftail (Sarothrura watersi) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai)
Information on the Hawaiian coot is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii)
A rare, ground-dwelling bird known from just two islands in Indonesia, the blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii) is most easily…
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Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Information on the water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. …
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American coot (Fulica americana)
The most aquatic, abundant and widely distributed rail in North America, the American coot is one of the continent’s most familiar wetland…
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White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
The white-breasted waterhen is a large and distinctive rail species with dark grey upperparts and flanks, and conspicuous white underparts…
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Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
Information on the watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
A medium-sized, ground-dwelling water bird, the striking common moorhen is among the world’s most widespread bird species, being found in…
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Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Information on the purple swamphen is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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White gallinule (Porphyrio albus )
Information on the white gallinuleis currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
North America’s second smallest rail species, the yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) is a secretive waterbird that is difficult to see…
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Laysan crake (Porzana palmeri)
The Laysan crake went extinct in 1944 following human disturbance and the introduction of non-native species. It was brown on the back with…
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Madagascar rail (Rallus madagascariensis)
Found only in the wetlands of eastern Madagascar, the Madagascar rail is a secretive bird that is rarely found in the open. Its plumage is…
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Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
This unique flightless bird is roughly the size of a hen, making it the world's largest rail. It has a stocky body with stout red legs, and…
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Gough moorhen (Gallinula comeri)
The Gough moorhen (Gallinula comeri) is a medium-sized, thickset, almost flightless bird that resembles the common moorhen (Gallinula…
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Aldabra rail (Dryolimnas aldabranus)
The Aldabra rail is the last surviving flightless bird in the western Indian Ocean. It has a slender build, with a long, fairly slender…
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Galapagos rail (Laterallus spilonotus)
Information on the Galapagos rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Baillon’s crake (Porzana pusilla)
A tiny member of the Rallidae family, a group of ground-dwelling waterbirds comprising the rails, coots and crakes, Baillon’s crake is a…
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Talaud rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis)
The Talaud rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis) is a rare, ground-dwelling bird. Found only on a single island in Indonesia, this species is…
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Plain-flanked rail (Rallus wetmorei)
Information on the plain-flanked rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Corncrake (Crex crex)
Male and female corncrakes (Crex crex) are very similar in appearance; both have light yellowish-brown plumage, and the face and upper…
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Caribbean coot (Fulica caribaea)
A rather striking member of the rail family (Rallidae), the Caribbean coot (Fulica caribaea) is a wetland bird with a bright white beak…
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Rouget’s rail (Rougetius rougetii)
A secretive and terrestrial bird, like other rails, Rouget’s rail has olive-brown upperparts and cinnamon-reddish-orange underparts. The…
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Rufous-faced crake (Laterallus xenopterus)
This small, but distinctive bird is a member of the rail family Rallidae, a group of ground-dwelling birds, and gets its common name from…
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