Giant Wood-Rail

About the Giant Wood-Rail

The giant wood rail (Aramides ypecaha) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The giant wood rail is monotypic.

The giant wood rail is 41 to 45 cm (16 to 18 in) long, and possibly as long as 53 cm (21 in). Two females weighed 640 and 765 g (23 and 27 oz), And three males weighed 655–860 g (23.1–30.3 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults have a large mustard yellow bill, a red eye, and red legs and feet. Their face to their upper chest is bluish gray with a white chin. The back of their neck is rust red, their back olive, and their uppertail coverts and tail are black. Their flanks, breast, and belly are brownish pink. Juvenile plumage has not been described.

The giant wood rail is found in eastern Bolivia, east-central and southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. It is a bird of the lowlands, where it inhabits wet landscapes such as marshes, lightly wooded swamps, gallery forest, and fields and pastures near water and cover.

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