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 Iguazú National Park
Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
Aramides saracura
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
📅 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 Iguazú National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Spotted Rail sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Rail in Iguazú National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Rail in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.