Black Crake

Black Crake

Amaurornis flavirostra

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
0–10
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Moremi Game Reserve?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Black Crake sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 284 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Crake in Moremi Game Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Crake in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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