Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPardirallus (Neotropical Marshland Rails)
- SpeciesPardirallus nigricans (Blackish Rail)
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
📅 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 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blackish Rail in Itatiaia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Blackish Rail sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blackish Rail in Itatiaia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blackish Rail in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.