Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPorzana (Spotted Crakes and allies)
- SpeciesPorzana pusilla (Baillon's Crake)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
African Crake
Crex egregia
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
📅 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 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 16 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 18 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 22 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Baillon's Crake in Amboseli National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Baillon's Crake sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Baillon's Crake in Amboseli National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Baillon's Crake in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.