Giant Wood Rail

Aramides ypecaha - Râle ypécaha

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aramides

  • Species
    :

    ypecaha

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1819

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 53 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 565 à 860 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Râle ypécaha
adult

Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Râle ypécaha,
  • Cotara ipacaá,
  • saracuraçu,
  • Galeriewaldralle,
  • Ypecaca-guvat,
  • Reuzenbosral,
  • Rallo boschereccio gigante,
  • ipécaharall,
  • Kjemperikse,
  • chriašteľ ypekaha,
  • chřástal ypecaha,
  • Kæmpehønserikse,
  • isomangrovekana,
  • rascló gegant,
  • chruścielak wielki,
  • Гигантский лесной пастушок,
  • オオモリクイナ,
  • 大林秧鸡,
  • 大林秧雞,

Voice song and cries

Râle ypécaha
adult

Habitat

Râle ypécaha
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland

Geographic range

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

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 07-09-2009
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