Russet-naped Wood-Rail

Aramides albiventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
GenusAramides (Neotropical Wood-Rails)
SpeciesAramides albiventris (Russet-naped Wood-Rail)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Lago de Yojoa

3 Verified sightings at Lago de Yojoa From 2019 to 2026

3,905 Verified sightings across all 28 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Russet-naped Wood-Rail

The russet-naped wood rail or rufous-naped wood rail (Aramides albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. The russet-naped wood rail was originally described as a species but in the early 20th century was reclassified as a subspecies of what was then called the gray-necked wood rail (Aramides cajanea). A 2015 paper by Marcondes and Silveira proposed reconsidering its position and in 2016 taxonomic systems restored it to species status and renamed the now-reduced A. cajanea the grey-cowled wood rail.

The Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World follow Marcondes and Silveira in treating the russet-naped wood rail as monotypic. However, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) assigns it these five subspecies:

A. a. mexicanus Bangs, 1907 A. a. vanrossemi Dickey, 1929 A. a. albiventris Lawrence, 1867 A. a. pacificus A. H. Miller & Griscom, 1921 A. a. plumbeicollis Zeledon, 1888 The russet-naped wood rail is 33 to 40 cm (13 to 16 in) long and weighs about 450 to 600 g (16 to 21 oz). The sexes... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa

Gallinula chloropus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Porphyrio martinica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Fulica americana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Laterallus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Laterallus exilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Porzana flaviventer

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Porzana carolina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pardirallus maculatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Amaurolimnas concolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Aramus guarauna

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~50%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
3	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
4	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
9	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
13	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
24	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Russet-naped Wood-Rail

About the Russet-naped Wood-Rail

Recent sightings of Russet-naped Wood-Rail in Lago de Yojoa

Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa

Common Moorhen

American Purple Gallinule

American Coot

Ruddy Crake

Gray-breasted Crake

Yellow-breasted Crake

Sora

Spotted Rail

Uniform Crake

Limpkin

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found