Aramides avicenniae Stotz, 1992

Marcondes, Rafael Sobral & Silveira, Luis Fabio, 2015, A taxonomic review of Aramidescajaneus (Aves, Gruiformes, Rallidae) with notes on morphological variation in other species of the genus, ZooKeys 500, pp. 111-140 : 127

Taxon classification Animalia Gruiformes Rallidae

Aramides avicenniae Stotz, 1992

Aramides cajanea avicenniae Stotz, 1992. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club, v. 112, n. 4, p. 232. Holotype, examined: MZUSP 67212, adult male, "Iguape, São Paulo, Brazil".

Diagnosis.

Brown nuchal spot absent or very inconspicuous. Gray upper-back (mantle) and hindneck, with greenish-gray upper wing-coverts. No white or pale feathers whatsoever on the lower chest. Basic phrase of the song bisyllabic (see details above).

Distribution.

Coastal Brazil from Santos, São Paulo state, south to Guaratuba Bay, Paraná state (Figures 1 and 12). A single USNM specimen from Santa Catarina state is also mentioned by Bangs (1907). According to him, it agrees completely with BMNH 89.11.20 from the Paraná coast, which we examined and is a typical avicenniae. The USNM specimen mentioned by Bangs could not be examined by us, but indicates that the species’ distribution may extend further south to at least Santa Catarina.