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Alternative name: Saracura Wood Rail

Aramides saracura
Photo by Fabio
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil

Identification

Brownish to reddish-brown upperside, slaty-grey underside, pink legs and yellow to greenish bill.

The bill is shorter and thicker than the superficially similar Blackish Rail, which also lack the brown tones to the upperside.

Distribution

South eastern Brazil to Paraguay and north eastern Argentina

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

Habitat

Temperate forests, moist lowland forests, moist montanes, and rivers.

Behaviour

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