Range Description: Black Rail - Laterallus jamaicensis

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 74,324 square km; Wintering only: 126,765 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 59,662 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 157,610 square km; Breeding only: 45,765 square km; Wintering only: 66,719 square km