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Birdsong field guide

Little Wood-Rail

Aramides mangle

A small, secretive rail endemic to Brazil's coastal mangroves, distinguished by its rufous breast and olive-brown upperparts.

What it sounds like

A series of loud, rhythmic 'kweeo' or 'kyow' notes, often delivered as a duet.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Tulio Dornas · BrazilCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the only wood-rail species strictly endemic to Brazil.
The species name 'mangle' is derived from its specialized habitat preference for mangrove forests.
Unlike the similar Gray-cowled Wood-Rail, it lacks a gray chest, featuring extensive rufous underparts instead.
It primarily forages on the ground, preying on small crabs, mollusks, and aquatic insects in tidal mudflats.
Pairs are known to engage in synchronized, loud vocal duets to mark and defend their territory.

Habitat

Mangrove forests, coastal shrublands, and adjacent brackish marshes.

Range

Coastal regions of eastern and northeastern Brazil.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfi Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus Red-winged Wood-RailAramides calopterus Red-winged Wood-RailAramides calopterus Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracura

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