Giant Wood Rail
Aramides ypecaha
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
- Order
- Gruiformes
Overview
The giant wood rail (Aramides ypecaha) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Marshes of southeastern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Giant wood rail
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
