Zapata Rail

Mustelirallus cerverai

Endangered

The Zapata Rail is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of Cuba. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family

Rallidae

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Zapata Rail Range — Resident or seasonal range in Cuba

Population

≈ 1K-2.5K

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