Light-footed Ridgway's rail at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge in California

A brown bird with an orange bill sit amid reeds in a wetland
Photo By/Credit

Kirk Gilligan/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A light-footed Ridgway’s rail finds a bit of cover from predators during high tide at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge in Orange County. The endangered bird is also known as the light-footed clapper rail.
Facility
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Species
Rallus longirostris levipes
Subject tags
Coastal restoration
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Habitat conservation
Wetlands
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife restoration
Wildlife viewing