Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Aramides cajaneus [cajaneus or avicenniae]

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Grysnekwoudriethaan (Grysrug-)
Bulgarian: Сивоглав горски дърдавец (ssp. avicenniae)
Catalan: rascló de Caiena (avicenniae)
Czech: chřástal šedokrký (ssp. avicenniae)
Danish: Gråhalset Hønserikse (São Paulo-hønserikse)
German: Cayenneralle (avicenniae)
English: Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Gray-backed), Grey-cowled Wood Rail (Grey-backed), Grey-necked Wood-Rail (avicenniae)
English (Avilist): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Gray-backed)
English, HBW: Grey-necked Wood-rail (Grey-backed)
English (IOC): Grey-cowled Wood Rail (Grey-backed), Grey-necked Wood Rail (Grey-backed)
English (United States): Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Gray-backed)
Spanish: Cotara Chiricote (avicenniae)
Spanish (Argentine): Chiricote (avicenniae)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Rascón Cuelligrís (avicenniae)
Spanish (Ecuador): Rascón Montés Cuelligrís (avicenniae)
Spanish (Spain): Cotara Chiricote (avicenniae)
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón Chiricote (avicenniae)
Spanish (Panama): Rascón Montés Capuchigrís (avicenniae)
Spanish (Peru): Rascón-Montés de Capucha Gris (avicenniae)
Spanish (Paraguay): Chiricoe (avicenniae)
Spanish (Uruguay): Chiricote (Subesp. avicenniae)
Spanish (Venezuela): Cotara Caracolera (avicenniae)
Estonian: hallkael-võsaruik (ssp. avicenniae)
Finnish: mölymangrovekana (avicenniae)
French: Râle de Cayenne (avicenniae)
French (Guyane): Râle de Cayenne (avicenniae)
Croatian: sivovrata kokošica (sivoleđa)
Japanese (romaji): kongoumorikuina (avicenniae)
Japanese: コンゴウモリクイナ (avicenniae), コンゴウモリクイナ（avicenniae）
Scientific: Aramides cajanea avicenniae, Aramides cajaneus avicenniae, Eulabeornis cajaneus avicenniae
Dutch: Cayennebosral (Grijsrugbosral)
Norwegian: gråhalsrikse (avicenniae)
Polish: chruścielak szaroszyi (avicenniae)
Portuguese (Brazil): saracura-três-potes (avicenniae)
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-de-pescoço-cinzento (avicenniae)
Russian: Серошейный саракура (avicenniae)
Slovak: chriašteľ sivochrbtý (skup.)
Serbian: Brazilski sivovrati šumski petlovan
Swedish: gråhalsad rall (avicenniae)
Turkish: Gri boyunlu orman kılavuzu (avicenniae)
Ukrainian: Пастушок сірошиїй (підвид avicenniae)