Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	61 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	6,000,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,630,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	6700-17000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2008
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.46 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population is estimated to number 10,000-25,000 individuals, roughly equating to 6,700-17,000 mature individuals (Wetlands International 2020).

Trend justification: The species is undergoing a small decline (Partners in Flight 2019, Wetlands International 2020).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Bermuda (to UK)	extant	vagrant				yes
Canada	extant	native		yes
Mexico	possibly extinct	native	yes
USA	extant	native		yes	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
USA	Coastal Prairie

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	breeding
Altitude	2300 - 2800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yellow-rail-coturnicops-noveboracensis on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.