light-footed Ridgway's rail at Batiquitos Lagoon

closeup of head of brown bird with long orange beak

Photo By/Credit

Date Shot/Created

08/11/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

The endangered light-footed Ridgway's rail, formerly known as the clapper rail, uses Southern California coastal salt marshes, lagoons, and their maritime environs. The photo was taken at Batiquitos Lagoon, managed by the California Department of Wildlife.

Ecosystem

Coastal

Species

Rallus longirostris yumanensis

Subject tags

Birds

Endangered and/or Threatened species

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