Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusGallinula (Typical Moorhens)
- SpeciesGallinula melanops (Spot-flanked Gallinule)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Porzana flaviventer
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
Red-gartered Coot
Fulica armillata
📅 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spot-flanked Gallinule in Iberá National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Spot-flanked Gallinule sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spot-flanked Gallinule in Iberá National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Spot-flanked Gallinule in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.