Giant wood rail

Giant wood rail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Aramides
Species: A. ypecaha
Binomial name
Aramides ypecaha
Vieillot, 1819

The giant wood rail (Aramides ypecaha) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

Distribution

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and swamps.

Aramides ypecaha in Uruguay

References


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