Gray-cowled Wood-Rail vs Round-spotted Major

Aramides cajanea compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Gray-cowled Wood-Rail is Least Concern while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rallidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Aramides	Oxycera
Species	Aramides cajanea	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Round-spotted Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway