Little Wood Rail (Aramides mangle)
About the Little Wood Rail
The little wood rail (Aramides mangle) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is endemic to Brazil. The little wood rail is monotypic. The little wood rail is 27 to 29 cm (11 to 11 in) long; two females weighed 164–202 g (5.8–7.1 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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 13 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. 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.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil 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.