African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusRallus (Typical Rails)
- SpeciesRallus caerulescens (African Rail)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Gallinule
Gallinula chloropus
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
African Crake
Crex egregia
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
📅 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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 19 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 20 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 23 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 24 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 25 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Rail in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a African Rail sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Rail in Lake Mburo National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Rail in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.