Black Rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusLaterallus (Laterallus Crakes)
- SpeciesLaterallus jamaicensis (Black Rail)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Sora
Porzana carolina
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
King Rail
Rallus elegans
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Rail at Ciénaga de Zapata — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
More parks will be added in future updates.