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 Kidepo Valley National Park
African Crake
Crex egregia
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina
📅 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 Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Black Crake sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Crake in Kidepo Valley National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black Crake in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.