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title: "Gray-cowled Wood-Rail"
description: "Aramides cajaneus — Uccelli. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/gray-cowled-wood-rail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

> Aramides cajaneus — Uccelli. 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.

- Scientific name: *Aramides cajaneus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 7494
- Wikidata: [Q1268308](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268308)
- iNaturalist taxon: [513889](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/513889)

## Names

- en: Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
- de: Cayenneralle
- es: Chiricote
- fr: Râle de Cayenne
- nl: Cayennebosral
- pt: Saracura-três-potes
- pl: Chruścielak szaroszyi

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2285), CR (1296), AR (1126), CO (798), PA (579), UY (203), BO (199), PE (191), VE (52), EC (39), GF (36), PY (19)

## Summary

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. The species as a whole is usually found at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), although some have been found above that. This bird's large range, along with its significant population, is why it is considered…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-cowled_wood_rail

## Photo

![Gray-cowled Wood-Rail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gray-cowled-wood-rail/medium.jpg)

Photo: filipeprates · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296819290

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gray-cowled-wood-rail?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).