Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPorzana (Spotted Crakes and allies)
- SpeciesPorzana fluminea (Australian Crake)
Closest Relatives at Grampians National Park
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Sooty Rail
Porzana tabuensis
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
South-west Pacific Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Nativehen
Gallinula ventralis
Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
Brolga
Grus rubicunda
📅 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 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Australian Crake in Grampians National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Australian Crake sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Australian Crake in Grampians National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Australian Crake in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.