Brown Bush-hen

Brown Bush-hen

Amaurornis akool

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Chitwan National Park

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

White-breasted Waterhen
LC

White-breasted Waterhen

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Amaurornis phoenicurus

30–40% · Possible
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

10–20% · With luck
Western Swamphen
LC

Western Swamphen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio porphyrio

<5% · Rare
Ruddy-breasted Crake

Ruddy-breasted Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana fusca

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Coot
LC

Eurasian Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica atra

<5% · Rare
Watercock
LC

Watercock

Bird

Gallicrex cinerea

<5% · Rare
Slaty-breasted Rail

Slaty-breasted Rail

Bird

Gallirallus striatus

Insufficient data
Slaty-legged Crake
LC

Slaty-legged Crake

Bird

Rallina eurizonoides

Insufficient data
Common Crane
LC

Common Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grus grus

<5% · Rare
Sarus Crane
VU

Sarus Crane

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Grus antigone

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Bush-hen in Chitwan National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Brown Bush-hen sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 309 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown Bush-hen in Chitwan National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Bush-hen in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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