Grey-cowled Wood Rail

Aramides cajaneus - Râle de Cayenne

Râle de Cayenne
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aramides

  • Species
    :

    cajaneus

Descriptor

Müller, PLS, 1776

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 40 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 350 à 466 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Râle de Cayenne
adult
Râle de Cayenne
adult

Grey-cowled Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Aramides cajaneus cajaneus (Costa Rica to the Guianas, Paraguay and n Argentina)
  • Aramides cajaneus avicenniae (coastal se Brazil)

Foreign names

  • Râle de Cayenne,
  • Cotara chiricote,
  • saracura-três-potes,
  • Cayenneralle,
  • szürkenyakú erdeiguvat,
  • Cayennebosral,
  • Rallo boschereccio collogrigio,
  • gråhalsad rall,
  • Gråhalsrikse,
  • chriašteľ sivokrký,
  • chřástal guyanský,
  • Gråhalset Hønserikse,
  • mölymangrovekana,
  • rascló de Caiena,
  • chruścielak szaroszyi,
  • Серошейный лесной пастушок,
  • コンゴウモリクイナ,
  • 灰颈林秧鸡,
  • gråhalsad rall,
  • 灰頸林秧雞,

Voice song and call

Râle de Cayenne
adult

Habitat

Râle de Cayenne
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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