Brown wood rail
Appearance
Brown wood rail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Aramides |
Species: | A. wolfi
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Binomial name | |
Aramides wolfi Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884
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The brown wood rail (Aramides wolfi) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The binomial of this bird commemorates the German naturalist Theodor Wolf.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Aramides wolfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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