Grey-necked Wood Rail

Aramides cajaneus - 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

Description identification

Grey-necked 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,
Cayenne-bosral,
Rallo boschereccio collogrigio,
Cayennerall,
Gråhalsrikse,
chriašteľ sivokrký,
chřástal guyanský,
Gråhalset Hønserikse,
mölymangrovekana,
rascló de Caiena,
chruścielak szaroszyi,
Серошейный лесной пастушок,
コンゴウクイナ,
灰颈林秧鸡,
灰頸林秧雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

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

Illustration

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Sources of information

Vol. 3 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
Birds of Venezuela, Steven L. Hilty
Birds of Colombia, Steven L. Hilty and William L. Brown
Birds of Mexico Central America, Ber Van Perlo
Birds of Northern South America, an identification guide, Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner, Miguel Lentino
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Rails, Barry Taylor
Wikipedia (English version),
IOC World Bird List (v10.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.

Other sources of interest