King Rail
Rallus elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusRallus (Typical Rails)
- SpeciesRallus elegans (King Rail)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Sora
Porzana carolina
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Black Rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a King Rail in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 2% of visitor-days record a King Rail sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Rail in Ciénaga de Zapata?
March has the highest sighting rate for King Rail in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.