| Taxa: |
| Order: |
| Family: |
| Aves |
| Gruiformes |
| Rallidae |
| NatureServe Global Rank: |
| NatureServe State (NC) Rank: |
| G5 |
| SAB,S5N |
| Federal Status: |
| NC State Status: |
| --- |
| --- |
| Land Unit |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service |
| US Forest Service |
| US National Park Service |
| US Department of Defense |
| NC State Parks |
| NC University System |
| NC Wildlife Res. Com. |
| NC Forest Service |
| NC Div. of Coastal Mgmt. |
| Local Governments |
| Non-Governmental Org. |
| Other Public Lands |
| Private Lands |
| GAP Status 1-2 |
| All Protected Lands |
| Statewide |
| Hectares |
| 2,579.67 |
| 285.39 |
| 4,493.61 |
| 179.37 |
| 137.79 |
| 140.31 |
| 545.85 |
| 0.00 |
| 119.16 |
| 5.76 |
| 857.52 |
| 0.00 |
| 20,341.98 |
| 4,026.87 |
| 9,338.67 |
| 29,686.41 |
| Acres |
| 6,374.50 |
| 705.21 |
| 11,103.95 |
| 443.23 |
| 340.49 |
| 346.71 |
| 1,348.82 |
| 0.00 |
| 294.45 |
| 14.23 |
| 2,118.98 |
| 0.00 |
| 50,266.12 |
| 9,950.61 |
| 23,076.35 |
| 73,356.70 |
| % of Dist. on |
| Prot. Lands |
| 27.6 % |
| 3.1 % |
| 48.1 % |
| 1.9 % |
| 1.5 % |
| 1.5 % |
| 5.8 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 1.3 % |
| 9.2 % |
| 9.2 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 43.1 % |
| ----- |
| ----- |
| % of Dist. on |
| All Lands |
| 8.7 % |
| 1.0 % |
| 15.1 % |
| 0.6 % |
| 0.5 % |
| 0.5 % |
| 1.8 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 0.4 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 2.9 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 68.5 % |
| 13.6 % |
| ----- |
| ----- |
|
Known to breed in Pamlico County; local permanent resident and occasional on other parts of the coast and barrier islands, but breeding status uncertain (Fussell 1994, Fussell and Lyons 1990, Potter et al. 1980). Found in water lined with emergent vegetation; prefers fresh water (Taylor 1998) but will also nest in brackish water. Habitats include ponds, lakes, impoundments, brackish estuaries (Fussell 1994), wet meadows, and marshes (Harrison 1975). Will use seasonal wetlands if water levels are sufficiently high for nesting. Requires the presence of less vegetation than does the Common Moorhen (Taylor 1998). Nest is built as an island of floating dead vegetation in water about 1 to 4 feet deep (Harrison 1975), and located 3 to 50 feet from open water in dense vegetation or sometimes in the open, resting on matted vegetation (Taylor 1998). NATURE SERVE GLOBAL HABITAT COMMENTS: Freshwater lakes, ponds, marshes, and larger rivers, wintering also on brackish estuaries and bays. Also on land bordering these habitats. Calm open water with plenty of algae and other aquatic vegetation (Stiles and Skutch 1989). Typically builds floating nest among marsh plants in 30-100 cm of water (Harrison 1979). In south-central Saskatchewn, nesting habitat and reproductive effort and success were greatly reduced during drought (Sutherland 1991). |
| Code | Name | Description | NC Natural Heritage Program Equivalent |
| 3 | Tidal Marsh | Fresh and brackish tidal marshes, including cord grass, wild rice, sawgrass and needlerush alliances. | Brackish Marsh, Interdune pond, Maritime wet grassland |
| 124 | Maritime Scrubs and Tidal Shrublands | Coastal shrubs including wax-myrtle, swamp rose, alder, yaupon, and greenbriar. | Maritime Shrubs, Salt Shrub |
| 372 | Interdune Herbaceous Wetlands | Dune swales with permanently flooded to intermittently exposed hydrology. Species composition depends on salinity and can include cut grass, spike-rush, mosquito fern, and hornwort. | Interdune Pond, Maritime Wet Grasslands |
| 380 | Coastal Plain Fresh Water Emergent | Emergent vegetation in fresh water seepage bogs, ponds and riverbeds of the coastal plain. Includes alliances dominated by sedges, eelgrass, as well as cane found in unforested cane-brakes. | Small Depression Pond, Sandhill Seep, Floodplain Pool, Unforested Floodplain Canebrake, Riverscour Prairies, Vernal Pools |
| 173 | Coastal Plain Riverbank Shrubs | Shrub dominated riverbanks, commonly dominated by willows and/or alders. | Sand and Mud Bar |
| 238 | Piedmont/Mountain Submerged Aquatic Vegetation | Seasonally to permanently flooded areas with aquatic vegetation. Waterlily, pondweed, hydrilla smartweed are a few of the species that can occur. | Piedmont/Mountain Semipermanent Impoundment (in part) |
| 239 | Piedmont/Mountain Emergent Vegetation | Emergent vegetation of all wetland hydrologies. Sites would commonly support species such as tussock sedge, rushs, and cattail alliances. | Rocky Bar and Shore (in part) |
| 267 | Riverbank Shrublands | Riverside shrubs with temporarily flooded hydrologies. Found in the both the Mountains and Piedmont. Containing dominants such as smooth alder and a Carolina or black willows. | Sand and Mud Bar |
| 8 | Open water | Open water without aquatic vegetation. | No equivalent |
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