[3] The nest is a raised platform built with marsh vegetation and covered by a canopy.

The king rail lays a clutch of 6 to 14 pale buff eggs with brown spotting.

[3] This rail forages in shallow water near cover and eats mainly aquatic insects and crustaceans.

[2][7] These birds are still common in some coastal areas, although interior populations have declined due to habitat loss.

[3] In Michigan, it is considered a legally protected state endangered species, at an imperiled level.