Birds of Nicaragua BETA

    GRUIFORMES: Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)  
Genus: Aramides (2 species, 8 worldwide)


Russet-naped Wood Rail
Russet-naped Wood Rail (Aramides albiventris albiventris)
Belize  
   
Photograph by Danny Bales   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the similar [Grey-cowled Wood Rail], and found nothward from north Costa Rica. Note rufous nape.

Rufous-necked Wood Rail
Rufous-necked Wood Rail (Aramides axillaris)
Ecuador  
   
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges)   © All Rights Reserved.



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