NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red-winged Wood Rail
Aramides calopterus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Aramides calopterus
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Open encyclopedia reference
The red-winged wood rail (Aramides calopterus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-winged wood rail; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:51:27.206633+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aramides calopterus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878
- Common name
- Red-winged Wood Rail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Aramides
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusAramides Pucheran, 1845
- speciesAramides calopterus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aramides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Slaty-breasted Wood RailAramides saracura (Spix, 1825) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Giant Wood RailAramides ypecaha (Vieillot, 1819) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-cowled Wood RailAramides cajaneus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176324 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:67QBQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.