Black Crake

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
9	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
10	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
12	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
17	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
20	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
22	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
24	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
29	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
36	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
39	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Crake in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Black Crake sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 390 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Crake in Masai Mara National Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black Crake in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.