Russet-naped wood rail


The russet-naped wood rail or rufous-naped wood rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It lives primarily in forests and mangroves of Central America.

Description

The russet-naped wood rail measures long and weighs. The upperparts are olive green to dark brown. The head and neck are medium-grey, blending into a brown patch at the back of the head. The eyes are red. The chest and flanks are rufous. The belly, rump and tail are black. Legs are coral-red. Males and females are similar. Immatures are similar to adults but belly sooty-black, flecked with buff. It used to be considered a subspecies of the grey-cowled wood rail.

Subspecies

The russet-naped wood rail is found in from southern Mexico to Nicaragua.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical swamps.