Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Grey-necked Wood-rail (Aramides cajanea) - HBW 3, p. 176
French: Râle de Cayenne
German: Cayenneralle
Spanish: Cotara Chiricote
Other common names: Cayenne Wood-rail
Taxonomy: Fulica Cajanea P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Genus sometimes merged into Eulabeornis. The form labelled as “A. gutturalis”, known only from a single specimen from Lima, Peru, is a poorly prepared specimen of present species. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mexicanus Bangs, 1907 - S Mexico.
- albiventris Lawrence, 1867 - Yucatán to Belize and N Guatemala.
- vanrossemi Dickey, 1929 - S Mexico (Oaxaca) to S Guatemala and El Salvador.
- mexicanus Bangs, 1907 - S Mexico.
- albiventris Lawrence, 1867 - Yucatán to Belize and N Guatemala.
- vanrossemi Dickey, 1929 - S Mexico (Oaxaca) to S Guatemala and El Salvador.
- pacificus A. H. Miller & Griscom, 1921 - Caribbean slope of Honduras, and Nicaragua.
- plumbeicollis Zeledon, 1888 - NE Costa Rica.
- latens Bangs & Penard, 1918 - San Miguel and Viveros (Pearl Is, Panama).
- morrisoni Wetmore, 1946 - San José and Pedro González (Pearl Is, Panama).
- cajanea (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - Costa Rica to Colombia, E through Venezuela and Trinidad to Brazil, and S to N Argentina and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One adult bird walking and foraging. Locality Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 10 April 2011 41 weeks ago 2 min 29 sec 4.3 -
A bird singing and another one doing the same on the background Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp cajanea)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 4 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A bird taking a bath Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp cajanea)
Scott Olmstead 17 February 2008 3 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
An adult foraging in a small pool, followed by three well grown chicks. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (ssp albiventris)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 August 2005 4 years ago 40 sec 4.1 -
Adult foraging in wetland Locality Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Jaguar Preserve), Stann Creek District, Belize (ssp albiventris)
Wayne Hall 7 February 2008 2 years ago 1 min 14 sec 4 -
A bird bathing at the shore of river Novo. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp cajanea)
Alex García · Videoaves 31 July 2008 4 years ago 25 sec 3.9
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A large and subtly attractive forest rail.
Locality Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica (ssp cajanea)
Steve Garvie 16 July 2008 1 year ago 4.2 -
Individual stepping out of a swamp.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp Cajanea)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 8 June 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Grey-necked Wood-rail.
Locality Rara Avis Lodge, Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp plumbeicollis)
Hans Hillewaert 10 August 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A bird searching for food
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 9 August 2010 13 weeks ago 3.9 -
A bird in the water vegetation
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 11 August 2010 11 weeks ago 3.8 -
Bird Walking
Locality Zoológico de Cali, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 8 August 2009 2 years ago 3.7
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One bird in a marsh. Locality Mata do Estado, Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp cajanea)
Ciro Albano 20 March 2009 2 years ago 4
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