Lesser Moorhen

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	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
5	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
13	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
15	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
19	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
22	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
24	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Moorhen in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Lesser Moorhen sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Moorhen in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Moorhen in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.