Aramides axillaris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rufous-necked wood rail (Aramides axillaris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, seven mainland South American countries, and Trinidad.
The rufous-necked wood rail is monotypic. The rufous-necked wood rail is 29 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and males weigh on average 292 g (0.644 lb). The sexes are alike. They have long, stout, yellow-green bills and red legs and feet. Adults' head, neck, and breast are rufous brown. Their nape and upper back are gray and the rest of the back olive brown to greenish olive. Their wings are greenish olive and chestnut. Their rump, tail, flanks, and undertail coverts are black. Their throat is white and their belly grayish brown. Juveniles are much duller overall. Their upperparts are like the adults' but duller. Their face, chin, and upper neck are buffy brown to dirty white with a cinnamon wash. Their lower flanks and undertail coverts are deep brownish olive and the rest of their underparts buffy brown with an ochre cinnamon wash.
The rufous-necked wood rail is found in Mexico... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Wood-Rail sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th most-seen of the 297 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Wood-Rail in Celestún Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Celestún Biosphere Reserve's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 160 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-necked Wood-Rail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Rufous-necked Wood-Rail sightings, Celestún Biosphere Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, under 5%) and Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-necked Wood-Rail is recorded against all the birds logged in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (88 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
