Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusRallus (Typical Rails)
- SpeciesRallus limicola (Virginia Rail)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
King Rail
Rallus elegans
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Virginia Rail in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Virginia Rail sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Virginia Rail in Big Cypress National Preserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Virginia Rail in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.