Brown wood rail
Aramides wolfi Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884
The brown wood rail (Aramides wolfi) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 454 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the brown wood rail
- Weight
- 454 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the brown wood rail live?
Not recorded
What is the brown wood rail?
The brown wood rail (Aramides wolfi) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the brown wood rail endangered?
The brown wood rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the brown wood rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusAramides
- SpeciesAramides wolfi Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884
Synonyms Eulabeornis wolfi
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Brown wood-railEnglish
- Brown wood-railEnglish
- Brown wood-railEnglish
- مرعة الغابة البنيةArabic
- Rakig WolfBreton
- rascló de WolfCatalan
- chřástal hnědýCzech
- chřástal WolfůvCzech
- Rhegen goed frownWelsh
- Brun HønserikseDanish
- EsmeraldaralleGerman
- Esmeralda-RalleGerman
- EsmeraldasralleGerman
- bruna raloEsperanto
- chilacoa caféSpanish
- Cotara morenaSpanish
- pruun-võsaruikEstonian
- ruskomangrovekanaFinnish
- Râle de WolfFrench
- riđa kokošicaCroatian
- Esmeralda-erdeiguvatHungarian
- Rallo boschereccio brunoItalian
- チャイロモリクイナJapanese
- rudoji miškinė vištelėLithuanian
- Bruine BosralDutch
- skogrikseNorwegian
- chruścielak brunatnyPolish
- saracura-marromPortuguese
- frango-d'água-morenoPortuguese
- saracura-castanhaPortuguese
- Бурый саракураRussian
- Бурый лесной пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ hnedochrbtýSlovak
- Smeđi šumski petlovanSerbian
- brunrallSwedish
- brun skogsrallSwedish
- Wolf Orman KılavuzuTurkish
- пастушок гнідийUkrainian
- 褐林秧雞Chinese
- 褐林秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the brown wood rail
Other species in the same genus Aramides.
Grey-cowled wood rail
Aramides cajaneus
Giant wood rail
Aramides ypecaha
Slaty-breasted wood rail
Aramides saracura
Little wood rail
Aramides mangle
Rufous-necked wood rail
Aramides axillaris
Red-winged wood rail
Aramides calopterus
CompareBrown wood rail vs Grey-cowled wood railBrown wood rail vs Giant wood railBrown wood rail vs Slaty-breasted wood railBrown wood rail vs Little wood rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown wood rail?
An adult brown wood rail weighs 454 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brown wood rail endangered?
The brown wood rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the brown wood rail?
The brown wood rail (Aramides wolfi) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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