Genus

Neotropical Wood-Rails

Aramides

6 species in our catalog · found in 77 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Aramides ypecaha

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Aramides albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Aramides cajanea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Aramides saracura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Aramides wolfi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aramides axillaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Neotropical Wood-Rails

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~80%
	Giant Wood-Rail			~80%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
2	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~50%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~50%
3	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~50%
4	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~40%
5	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~40%
	Giant Wood-Rail			~30%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
6	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~40%
	Giant Wood-Rail			~30%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
7	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~30%
	Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail			~30%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
8	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~30%
	Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail			~30%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
9	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	~30%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~30%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~30%
11	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~30%
	Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail			~30%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
12	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
13	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Brown Wood-Rail			~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
15	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
16	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
	Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail			<5%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
18	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
19	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~20%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			<5%
20	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
21	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~20%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
23	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail			~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~10%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			<5%
25	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail			~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
26	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
27	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
29	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
30	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
31	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~10%
32	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~10%
33	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
34	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			<5%
35	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
36	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
37	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
38	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
40	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
41	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			<5%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			<5%
42	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
43	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
44	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
45	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
46	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			~10%
47	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			~10%
48	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
49	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
50	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
51	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
52	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
53	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
54	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
55	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
56	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			<5%
57	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
58	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			<5%
59	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
60	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
61	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			<5%
62	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
63	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
64	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
65	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			<5%
66	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
67	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			<5%
68	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
69	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
70	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Brown Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
71	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
72	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
73	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
74	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
75	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
76	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Russet-naped Wood-Rail			Insufficient data
77	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail			Insufficient data