Water Rail

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság 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	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
3	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
9	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
13	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
15	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
16	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
17	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
18	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
19	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
20	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Water Rail in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Water Rail sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 158 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Water Rail in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Water Rail in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.