 The Zapata rail is a Cuban endemic restricted to the northern part of the 4500 km2 ( 1740 mi2 ) Zapata Swamp , which is also the only location for the Zapata wren , and the nominate subspecies of the Zapata sparrow . The favoured habitat of the Zapata rail is flooded vegetation , 1 @.@ 5 – 2 @.@ 0 m ( 60 – 80 in ) tall , consisting of tangled , bush @-@ covered swamp and low trees , and preferably near higher ground . Typical plants of the swamp are wax myrtle , the willow Salix longipes , the sawgrass Cladium jamaicensis , and the narrow leaf cattail . 
