Water Rail

Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park

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	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
3	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
9	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
13	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
15	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
16	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
17	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
18	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
19	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
20	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Water Rail in Białowieża National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Water Rail sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 87 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Water Rail in Białowieża National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Water Rail in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.