Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusLaterallus (Laterallus Crakes)
- SpeciesLaterallus melanophaius (Rufous-sided Crake)
📅 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 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 19 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-sided Crake in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Rufous-sided Crake sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-sided Crake in El Impenetrable National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-sided Crake in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.