Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
About the Black Rail
The black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is a mouse-sized member of the rail family Rallidae that occurs in both North and South America. It is the smallest rail present in North America and is known for its secretive nature.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 145 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Honduras in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Rufous-faced CrakeLaterallus xenopterusrecording
- White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.