Damoiseaux 2020: 21 bird species at risk from the Canadian and American public registry
Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis, Râle jaune
Laser-cut acrylic and archival pigment on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, also available as a print
18 x 11 1/2 inches; 45,7 x 29,2 cm
2020
Status: Threatened Quebec, Special Concern Canada, Near Threatened USA
Yellow Rail is one of the most secretive birds in North America. Its population has declined in this century because of the loss of habitat (grassy marshes, meadows). Localized race in central Mexico is probably endangered if not extinct. Near threatened in the US, its cousin Black Rail is endangered in New York State.