Map of California Ridgway’s rails habitat
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Detailed Description
Endangered California Ridgway’s rails once had access to salt marshes that encircled the San Francisco Bay. Land-use changes, particularly urban development concentrated along the Central Bay, diminished and fragmented these birds’ available habitat.