Giant Wood-Rail (Aramides ypecaha)

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1819

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

Eastern and south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (41)...)

Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha) [XC454649]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Estancia S. Juan Poriahu, Corrientes -27.42, -57.11, Argentina (call)

Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha) [XC613933]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Santa Rita do Novo Destino, Goi\u00e1s, Ch\u00e1cara Jayrson, Brazil (alarm call, call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Giant Wood-Rail (Aramides ypecaha) - 10 files

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