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==Description== The clapper rail is a chicken-sized bird that rarely flies. It is grayish brown with a pale chestnut breast. Males and females have similar plumage. The bill which curves slightly downwards is orange yellow at the base in males and duller in females. An adult bird has an overall length of {{cvt|32|-|41|cm}} and weighs {{cvt|199|-|400|g}}.<ref name=bow>{{cite web | last1=Rush | first1=S.A. | last2=Gaines | first2=K.F. | last3=Eddleman | first3=W.R. | last4=Conway | first4=C.J. | date=2020 | title=Clapper Rail (''Rallus crepitans''), version 1.0 | editor-last=Rodewald | editor-first=P.G. | work=Birds of the World | location=Ithaca, NY, USA | publisher=Cornell Lab of Ornithology | url=https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.clarai11.01 | access-date=11 October 2022 | url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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