page_title: List of birds of Idaho
section_title: Rails, gallinules, and coots
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Idaho / Rails, gallinules, and coots
caption_attribution_description: American Coot (Fulica americana) family at the Cloisters City Park pond in Morro Bay, CA 04 June 2007 04june2007 - Canon 5D with 300mm IS lens w/ 12mm extension tube on solid tripod
context_page_description: This list of birds of Idaho includes species documented in the U.S. state of Idaho and accepted by the Idaho Bird Records Committee. As of April 2019, there were 432 species on the official list. One additional species is considered hypothetical. Of the 433, 179 are review species in part or all of the state. Eight species found in Idaho have been introduced to North America. One species on the list is extinct.
  Only birds that are considered to have established, self-sustaining, wild populations in Idaho are included on this list. This means that birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have been sighted flying free in Idaho, are not included.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  The following tags have been used to annotate some species:
context_section_description: Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae
  Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. The most typical family members occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and tend to be weak fliers. Five species have been recorded in Idaho.
  Virginia rail, Rallus limicola
  Sora, Porzana carolina
  Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata (R)
  American coot, Fulica americana
  Yellow rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis (R)
caption: American coot
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