Photo: Joseph Smit / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Red-winged Wood Rail
Aramides calopterus
Red-winged Wood Rail (Aramides calopterus) — Cranes & Rails of South America.
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The Red-winged Wood Rail (Aramides calopterus) is a member of the Rallidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 320 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Gruiformes
- Family Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Genus Aramides
- Species calopterus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 320 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-winged Wood Rail is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Red-winged Wood Rail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-winged Wood Rail (Aramides calopterus) is a member of the Rallidae family, within the order Gruiformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Amazonia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 320 g, with a wing length of about 15.4 cm and a tail of around 4.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 627,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-winged Wood Rail?
The Red-winged Wood Rail is a large bird that weighs around 320 g.
Where does the Red-winged Wood Rail live?
The Red-winged Wood Rail is found across South America with a range covering SA w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-winged Wood Rail belong to?
The Red-winged Wood Rail (Aramides calopterus) belongs to the Rallidae family, in the order Gruiformes.
What does the Red-winged Wood Rail eat?
The Red-winged Wood Rail is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Red-winged Wood Rail migrate?
The Red-winged Wood Rail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-winged Wood Rail endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-winged Wood Rail make?
1 real field recording of the Red-winged Wood Rail — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-winged Wood Rail's range?
The Red-winged Wood Rail has a mapped global range of about 627,000 km².
Conservation
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