About the Little Wood Rail
The little wood rail is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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The little wood rail is 27 to 29 cm (11 to 11 in) long; one female weighed 164 g (5.8 oz). It is the smallest member of genus Aramides. The sexes are alike. They have a stout greenish bill with red at the base of the maxilla and red legs and feet. Adults have a gray head, neck, and upper back, and the rest of the back and their wings are olive brown to greenish olive. Their rump, tail, and undertail coverts are black. Their throat is white and their breast and belly rufous. Voice: The little wood rail's apparent song is a "enetrating, loud 'pik-pik-pik' or 'pyok-pyok-pyok...'". Members of a pair often reply to each other at slightly different pitches.
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Where the Little Wood Rail lives
When to see the Little Wood Rail
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brown Wood RailAramides wolfiThe brown wood rail is 33 to 36 cm (13 to 14 in) long.
Red-winged Wood RailAramides calopterusThe red-winged wood rail is 31 to 35 cm (12 to 14 in) long.
Rufous-necked Wood RailAramides axillarisThe rufous-necked wood rail is 29 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs about 300 to 325 g (11 to 11 oz).
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