Grey-cowled Wood Rail
Aramides cajaneus(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Gray-cowled Wood Rail
UK name: Grey-cowled Wood Rail
The Grey-cowled Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aramides cajaneus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-cowled Wood Rail
- English (UK)
- Grey-cowled Wood Rail
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aramides cajaneus cajaneus
- Aramides cajaneus avicenniae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fulica Cajanea
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Daubenton, PL enl., pi. 352.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.119
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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