---
title: "Russet-naped Wood-Rail"
description: "Aramides albiventris — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/russet-naped-wood-rail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Russet-naped Wood-Rail

> Aramides albiventris — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Aramides albiventris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 3957
- Wikidata: [Q19886412](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19886412)
- iNaturalist taxon: [513888](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/513888)

## Names

- en: Russet-naped Wood-Rail
- de: Rotnackenralle
- es: Rascón nuca canela
- fr: Râle à ventre blanc
- nl: Witbuikbosral
- pl: Chruścielak białobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1784), CR (1333), BZ (320), GT (263), HN (54), NI (22)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russet-naped_wood_rail

## Photo

![Russet-naped Wood-Rail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/russet-naped-wood-rail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zygy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195286973

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/russet-naped-wood-rail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).