Yuma Ridgway’s Rail Conservation | Audubon

The Yuma Ridgway’s Rail (Rallus obsoletus yumanensis), a subspecies of the Ridgway’s Rail, is a brown marsh hen in regards to the dimension of a rooster. It’s sometimes secretive and infrequently seen, most normally know if the hen is round when it vocalizes—letting off a repetitive, sharp clapping.  

The Yuma Ridgway’s Rail is a federally endangered species discovered within the marshes of the decrease Colorado River, the Salton Sea in California, the Ciénega de Santa Clara in Sonora, Mexico, and the Gila River in Arizona. They like youthful stands of cattail and bulrush, and eat crayfish, freshwater clams, and different invertebrates.  

As farm fields are transformed to housing and water is diverted from rivers, marsh habitat is disappearing—and so is the rail. 

Audubon Southwest is working to lift consciousness in regards to the Yuma Ridgway’s Rail, and to guard it and the habitat it depends on by advocacy, science, and supporting on-the-ground conservation.