The grey-cowled wood rail or grey-necked wood rail 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 extent of occurrence along with its population is why it is considered to be least-concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In some places, it is occasionally hunted and kept for food. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Müller, PLS 1776)
Reference:
Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.
Protonym:
Fulica Cajanea
Type locality:
Cayenne, ex Daubenton, PL enl., pi. 352.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710063#page/139/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
F0CDDB1458141D52
Avibase ID:
avibase-F0CDDB14
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F0CDDB14
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176323
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-necked or White-bellied Wood-Rail ( Aramides [cajaneus or albiventris]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle de Cayenne ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle de Cayenne ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
eBird version 2017: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
eBird version 2018: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
eBird version 2019: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
eBird version 2021: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
eBird version 2022: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
eBird version 2023: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
eBird version 2024: Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides albiventris/cajaneus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Eulabeornis cajaneus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Eulabeornis cajaneus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Gray-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-necked Wood-rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grey-necked Wood Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aramides cajanea [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aramides cajanea [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aramides cajanea [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Gray-necked Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ( Aramides cajaneus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aramides cajanea [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aramides cajaneus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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