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.
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A bird foraging near the water Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (ssp cajanea)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2006 6 years ago 30 sec 3.8 -
A bird in a river's edge, feeding Locality Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp cajanea)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2005 7 years ago 35 sec 3.8 -
Three birds,but two males singing for a female! Locality Minas, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay
Alvaro Riccetto 18 October 2006 3 years ago 1 min 6 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a footpath, and then a close-up of the head. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (ssp albiventris)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 August 2005 5 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A bird near the water, looking for food Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela (ssp cajanea)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 January 2006 6 years ago 14 sec 3.7 -
A bird walking on the ground Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela (ssp cajanea)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 January 2006 6 years ago 17 sec 3.7
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A bird inflating its chest
Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Roberto Pujana 23 July 2011 48 weeks ago 3.7 -
Bird Walking
Locality Zoológico de Cali, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 8 August 2009 3 years ago 3.7 -
finding food
Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Juan Carlos Marín 29 August 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
Arround Ranger Station
Locality Coiba National Park, Veraguas Province, Panama
Octavio Rios 3 November 2007 2 years ago 3.6 -
Male
Locality El Palmar National Park, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina (ssp cajanea)
Horacio Luna 17 June 2010 2 years ago 3.6 -
Running bird
Locality Rio Mutum, Barão de Melgaço, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
lsargentini 24 July 2012 37 weeks ago 3.6
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Bird walking on a train under rain and singing. Locality São Paulo Botanical Garden, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 9 December 2010 45 weeks ago 5 -
One bird in a marsh. Locality Mata do Estado, Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp cajanea)
Ciro Albano 20 March 2009 4 years ago 4 -
Calls near a lake. Locality Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 7 December 2012 24 weeks ago 0 -
Bird singing after playback. Probably the last remaining individual of this species in this urban park. Locality Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 6 December 2012 24 weeks ago 0 -
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Bird singing in teh forest of Itanguá Beach. Locality Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 October 2005 41 weeks ago 0
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