Virginia Rail

Closest Relatives at Big Bend 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	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
3	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
4	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
5	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
10	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
23	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
24	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
26	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
29	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Virginia Rail in Big Bend National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Virginia Rail sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Virginia Rail in Big Bend National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Virginia Rail in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.