Red-winged Wood Rail (Aramides calopterus)
About the Red-winged Wood Rail
The red-winged wood rail (Aramides calopterus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. The red-winged wood rail is monotypic. The red-winged wood rail is 31 to 35 cm (12 to 14 in) long. The sexes are alike. Adults have a yellow-green bill, a red eye, and coral red legs and feet. The front of their face and their breast and belly are dark gray, with a white throat. The rest of their face, the sides of their neck, and the upperwing coverts are bright rufous. Their back is brownish olive and their rump, tail, and undertail coverts are black.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 3 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Grey-cowled Wood RailAramides cajaneusrecording
- Rufous-necked Wood RailAramides axillarisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.