Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Giant Wood-Rail

Giant Wood-Rail Aramides ypecaha

Described by: Vieillot (1819)
Alternate common name(s): Giant Wood Rail, Giant Wood-rail
Old scientific name(s): Eulabeornis ypecaha

Photographs

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina - Sep 18, 2001 © James Ownby 
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Range

Sc. South America;
E. and se. Brazil (w. Bahia in the dunes of San Francisco, Barra), Paraguay, Uruguay and ne. Argentina (e. Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones, n. Santa Fe, Entre Rios, and n. Buenos Aires).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Ministerio do Meio Ambiente

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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