''Aramides'' is a genus of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
s in the family
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althou ...
.
It contains the following 8 species:
There is also a doubtful species:
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Red-throated wood rail, ''Aramides gutturalis'' -
extinct (20th century?)
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Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Jacques Pucheran
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