Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPorphyrio (Swamphens and Blue Gallinules)
- SpeciesPorphyrio alleni (Allen's Gallinule)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
African Crake
Crex egregia
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Blue Crane
Anthropoides paradiseus
📅 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 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Allen's Gallinule in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Allen's Gallinule sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Allen's Gallinule in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Allen's Gallinule in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.