Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusAmaurornis (Bush-hens and Allies)
- SpeciesAmaurornis flavirostra (Black Crake)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
African Crake
Crex egregia
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Crake in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Black Crake sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 344 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Crake in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black Crake in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.