Black Crake

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi 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	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
9	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
10	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
12	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
17	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
20	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
22	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
24	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
29	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
36	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
39	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Crake in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Crake sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Crake in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black Crake in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.