Mangrove Rail
Rallus longirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusRallus (Typical Rails)
- SpeciesRallus longirostris (Mangrove Rail)
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
📅 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 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Rail in Caroni Swamp?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Mangrove Rail sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mangrove Rail in Caroni Swamp?
April has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Rail in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.