Grey-cowled Wood Rail
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Grey-cowled Wood Rail

Aramides cajaneus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
Order
Gruiformes

Overview

The grey-cowled wood rail or grey-necked wood rail (Aramides cajaneus; also gray-) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the rails. It lives primarily in the forests, mangroves, and swamps of Central and South America. Of the two subspecies, A. c. avicenniae is found in southeastern Brazil, while the nominate is found throughout the portion of the range not occupied by the other subspecies.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.