African Rail

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

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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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
2	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
15	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
17	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
19	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Rail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a African Rail sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Rail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for African Rail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.