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Slaty-breasted Wood Rail
Aramides saracura (Spix, 1825)
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Slaty-breasted Wood Rail, Aramides saracura, is a rail of south-eastern South America, breeding from south-eastern Brazil into eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina. It belongs to the Rallidae family in the order Gruiformes. Its most notable feature is the slaty colouring across much of the head and underparts, set against chestnut on the nape and shoulders, olive on the back, and a black tail. The species was described by Spix in 1825.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- South America: se Brazil to e Paraguay and ne Argentina
