Common Moorhen

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

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	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	60–70%
3	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	50–60%
4	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	50–60%
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	30–40%
8	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	30–40%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
11	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
12	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
16	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
17	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
18	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
19	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
20	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	10–20%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	10–20%
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
26	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
27	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
28	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
29	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
31	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	10–20%
32	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
34	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
35	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
37	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
38	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
39	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
41	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
42	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
43	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
44	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
45	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
46	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
47	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
48	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
49	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
50	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
51	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
52	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
53	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
54	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
55	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
56	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
57	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
58	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
59	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
60	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
61	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
62	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
63	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
64	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
65	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	<5%
66	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
67	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
68	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
69	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
70	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
71	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
72	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
73	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
74	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
75	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
76	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
77	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
78	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
79	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
80	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
81	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
82	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
83	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
84	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
85	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
86	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
87	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
88	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
89	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
90	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
91	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
92	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
93	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
94	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
95	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
96	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
97	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
98	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
99	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
100	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
101	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
102	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
103	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
104	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
105	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
106	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
107	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
108	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
109	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
110	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
111	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
112	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
113	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
114	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
115	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
116	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
117	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
118	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
119	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
120	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
121	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
122	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
123	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
124	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
125	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
126	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
127	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
128	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
129	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
130	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
131	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
132	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
133	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
134	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
135	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
136	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
137	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
138	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
139	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
140	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
141	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
142	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
143	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
144	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
145	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
146	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
147	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
148	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
149	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
150	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
151	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
152	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
153	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
154	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
155	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
156	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Moorhen in Doñana National Park?

About 55% of visitor-days record a Common Moorhen sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 1710 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Moorhen in Doñana National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common Moorhen in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.