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Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris
Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
LimpkinAramus guaraunaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 1,309 |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 683 |
| Colombia | 531 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 493 |
| Panama | 388 |
| Argentina | 366 |
| Sao Paulo | 266 |
| Mato Grosso | 246 |
| Buenos Aires | 189 |
| Minas Gerais | 189 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae |
| Genus | Neotropical Wood-Rails · Aramides |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Gray-cowled Wood-Rail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.