King Rail
Rallus elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusRallus (Typical Rails)
- SpeciesRallus elegans (King Rail)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Common Gallinule
Gallinula chloropus
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
American Coot
Fulica americana
Sora
Porzana carolina
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
📅 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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a King Rail in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 5% of visitor-days record a King Rail sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Rail in Big Cypress National Preserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for King Rail in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.