The Little Wood Rail has a gray head and back, a reddish-brown breast and belly, and an orange-red base to the bill. It occurs in Brazilian coastal mangroves and nearby forests.
The crown, sides of the head, neck, and back are gray, while the breast and belly are reddish. The base of the upper bill is orange-red.
At the Mãe-da-Lua reserve in Ceará, an observer recorded a bird that had been hidden in dense vegetation appearing briefly after it finished calling.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.