Red-winged wood rail

The red-winged wood rail (Aramides calopterus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in the western Amazon Basin of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

Red-winged wood rail

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Aramides
Species:
A. calopterus
Binomial name
Aramides calopterus
Sclater & Salvin, 1878

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Aramides calopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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