Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris
- 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)
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 Tikal National Park
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Russet-naped Wood-Rail in Tikal National Park?
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-naped Wood-Rail sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 1,200 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Russet-naped Wood-Rail in Tikal National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Russet-naped Wood-Rail in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.