Slaty-breasted Wood-rail (Aramides saracura)

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail Aramides saracura

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,380,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.7 years	-	-	-

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction (del Hoyo et al. 1996).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Argentina	extant	native	yes
Brazil	extant	native	yes
Paraguay	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Paraguay	Arroyo Blanco
Paraguay	Bosque Mbaracayú
Paraguay	Estancia Itabó
Paraguay	Estancia Muxfeldt
Paraguay	Ka'aguy Rory
Paraguay	Limoy
Paraguay	Parque Nacional Caazapá
Paraguay	Parque Nacional San Rafael
Paraguay	Paso Curuzú
Paraguay	Refugio Carapá
Paraguay	Reserva Itabó - Itaipú
Paraguay	Tapyta
Paraguay	Ybyturuzú
Paraguay	Ypeti

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Forest	Temperate	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Slaty-breasted Wood-rail Aramides saracura. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/slaty-breasted-wood-rail-aramides-saracura on 26/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/11/2024.