Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPardirallus (Neotropical Marshland Rails)
- SpeciesPardirallus nigricans (Blackish Rail)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Chestnut-headed Crake
Anurolimnas castaneiceps
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Grey-winged Trumpeter
Psophia crepitans
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Blackish Rail at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |