British Birds by Picture - Rallidae Family

Identify the Rallidae Family species by picture. The Rallidae Family, or Rail Family, contains species such as rails (R), crakes (CR), moorhens (M), coots (CO), gallinules (G), soras (SO) and swamphens (SW), among others. Species names according to the British Ornithologists' Union's "The British List" - https://bou.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/British-List.pdf This quiz contains species from the following genera: - Crex - Fulica - Gallinula - Porphyrio - Porzana - Rallus - Zapornia
This quiz uses Adult Male Summer/Light (and when applicable Breeding) Coats for reference
Answers ordered by their binomial scientific name in ascending alphabetical order
As species in this family contain many different common names, the following symbols will be included to help: (R), (CR), (M), (CO), (G), (SO) and (SW)
This quiz contains birds from the Rallidae Family (or Rail Family)
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Crex crex (CR)
Fulica americana (CO)
Fulica atra (CO)
Gallinula chloropus (M)
Porphyrio alleni (G)
Porphyrio martinica (G)
Porphyrio porphyrio (SW)
Porzana carolina (SO)
Porzana porzana (CR)
Rallus aquaticus (R)
Zapornia parva (CR)
Zapornia pusilla (CR)
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