Clapper Rail

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

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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	20–30%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
5	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
8	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Clapper Rail in Ciénaga de Zapata?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Clapper Rail sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 321 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Clapper Rail in Ciénaga de Zapata?

November has the highest sighting rate for Clapper Rail in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.