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Little Wood-Rail
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Little Wood-Rail
Aramides mangle
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.
From the article Little wood rail on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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.
Range & habitat
The little wood rail is found in Brazil from northeastern Pará south along the coast to São Paulo state and somewhat inland in the northeast. It has also been documented as a vagrant in French Guiana. The species mostly inhabits coastal swamps and lagoons including mangrove forest. Inland it is found in caatinga, a rather dry biome.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Almost nothing is known about the little wood rail's foraging behavior or diet. It has been observed probing mud and holding a crab.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 459.