---
title: "Saracura-do-brejo"
description: "Aramides saracura — Aves. The slaty-breasted wood rail (Aramides saracura) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/slaty-breasted-wood-rail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Saracura-do-brejo

> Aramides saracura — Aves. The slaty-breasted wood rail (Aramides saracura) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Aramides saracura*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2864
- Wikidata: [Q1273156](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1273156)
- iNaturalist taxon: [458](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/458)

## Names

- en: Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
- de: Saracuraralle
- es: Saracura
- fr: Râle saracura
- nl: Vale bosral
- pt: Saracura-do-brejo
- pl: Chruścielak śniady

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2548), AR (144), PY (3)

## Summary

The slaty-breasted wood rail (Aramides saracura) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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

## Photo

![Saracura-do-brejo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/slaty-breasted-wood-rail/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311329363

## Machine access

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