Endangered Species of Estuaries: Light-Footed Clapper Rail

Light-Footed Clapper Rails

• The light-footed clapper rail was placed on the Endangered Species List in 1973. This brown bird about the size of a chicken lives along the coasts of southern California and northern Baja, Mexico. Human development is this bird's main threat. Housing developments and marina dredging have reduced its habitat, and the runoff from development continues to impact what habitat is left.