Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusGallicrex
- SpeciesGallicrex cinerea (Watercock)
Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park
Slaty-breasted Rail
Gallirallus striatus
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Brown Bush-hen
Amaurornis akool
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Porzana fusca
Sarus Crane
Grus antigone
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Watercock in Kanha National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Watercock sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Watercock in Kanha National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Watercock in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.