Giant Wood-Rail

Giant Wood-Rail

Aramides ypecaha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Iberá National Park

Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
LC

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides cajanea

0–10% · With luck
Rufous-sided Crake
LC

Rufous-sided Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laterallus melanophaius

20–30% · Possible
Ash-throated Crake
LC

Ash-throated Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana albicollis

10–20% · Possible
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

10–20% · With luck
American Purple Gallinule

American Purple Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio martinica

10–20% · With luck
Plumbeous Rail
LC

Plumbeous Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pardirallus sanguinolentus

<5% · Rare
Spotted Rail
LC

Spotted Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pardirallus maculatus

<5% · Rare
Hapalocrex flaviventer

Hapalocrex flaviventer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana flaviventer

<5% · Rare
Azure Gallinule
LC

Azure Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio flavirostris

<5% · Rare
Spot-flanked Gallinule
LC

Spot-flanked Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula melanops

<5% · Rare
White-winged Coot
LC

White-winged Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica leucoptera

Insufficient data
Red-gartered Coot
LC

Red-gartered Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica armillata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Wood-Rail in Iberá National Park?

About 82% of visitor-days record a Giant Wood-Rail sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 1343 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Wood-Rail in Iberá National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Giant Wood-Rail in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.

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