Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusAramides (Neotropical Wood-Rails)
- SpeciesAramides ypecaha (Giant Wood-Rail)
The giant wood rail (Aramides ypecaha) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Wood-Rail sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 1,343 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana flaviventer
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
Red-gartered Coot
Fulica armillata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Giant Wood-Rail in Iberá National Park?
About 82% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Wood-Rail sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 1,343 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Giant Wood-Rail in Iberá National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Giant Wood-Rail in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.