Rufous-necked Wood-Rail

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

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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	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
3	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
5	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
7	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-necked Wood-Rail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Rufous-necked Wood-Rail sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous-necked Wood-Rail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-necked Wood-Rail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.