Miller's Rail

Zapornia nigra
Family
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Order
Gruiformes
Codes
milrai1, MIRA, TACR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyRails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
SpeciesZapornia nigra
Codesmilrai1, MIRA, TACR
Identification

The Miller's Rail (Zapornia nigra) is a member of the Rails, Gallinules, and Coots family within the order Gruiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code milrai1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.