Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPardirallus (Neotropical Marshland Rails)
- SpeciesPardirallus maculatus (Spotted Rail)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Porzana flaviventer
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
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 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Rail in Iberá National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Spotted Rail sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Rail in Iberá National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Rail in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.