- Aramides calopterus
Identification
31-33 cm. A rather dark Wood Rail.
- Grey of head and neck extends to belly
- Maroon-chestnut ear-coverts, sides of neck and median and greater upperwing-coverts
- Black underwing-coverts with white bars
Sexes similar. Immatures like adults but with blackish bill, legs and feet. Juvenile undescribed.
Distribution
Eastern Ecuador, northeast and east-central Peru and western Brazil.
A poorly known species, rarely observerd.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Moist seasonally flooded lowland forests and forest around rivers and creeks
Behaviour
No information about diet or breeding available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-winged Wood Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-winged_Wood_Rail
