Birds > Gruiformes & Rails
The Grey-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajaneus), known across Central America as the Chiricote, is a large, handsomely patterned forest rail celebrated for its loud, raucous duetting calls that reverberate through tropical river corridors at dawn. With its clean...
Birds > Gruiformes & Rails
The Slate-colored Coot (Fulica ardesiaca), also widely celebrated as the Andean Coot, is a high-altitude rail endemic to the majestic lakes and puna wetlands of the Andean mountains. Enduring freezing night temperatures and intense UV radiation above 4,000 meters, it...
Birds > Gruiformes & Rails
The White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera) is a common, widespread aquatic rail native to the open lakes, flooded plains, and marshes of southern South America. Named for the conspicuous white trailing edges on its secondaries visible in flight, it is readily...
Birds > Gruiformes & Rails
The Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata) is a large, charismatic waterbird native to the wetlands, marshes, and lakes of the Southern Cone of South America. The largest and most abundant coot across Patagonia, Argentina, and Chile, it derives its common and scientific...
Birds > Gruiformes & Rails
The Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata), affectionately known in southern bayous as the Water Hen or Laughing Gallinule, is an iconic, colorful marsh bird ubiquitous across the freshwater wetlands of the Americas. Instantly recognized by its brilliant candy-apple red...
