Aramides
| Aramides | |
|---|---|
| Grey-cowled wood rail, Aramides cajaneus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Aramides Pucheran, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Fulica cayennensis Gmelin, 1789 | |
| Species | |
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Aramides is a genus of birds in the family Rallidae.
It contains the following 8 species:
| Image | Common name | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little wood rail | Aramides mangle | Brazil. | |
| Rufous-necked wood rail | Aramides axillaris | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. | |
| Grey-cowled wood rail | Aramides cajaneus | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. | |
| Russet-naped wood rail | Aramides albiventris | southern Mexico to Costa Rica. | |
| Brown wood rail | Aramides wolfi | Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Peru. | |
| Giant wood rail | Aramides ypecaha | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. | |
| Slaty-breasted wood rail | Aramides saracura | Brazil and eastern Paraguay. | |
| Red-winged wood rail | Aramides calopterus | Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. | |
There is also a doubtful species:
- Red-throated wood rail, Aramides gutturalis - extinct (20th century?)
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