Common Moorhen

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

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	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	60–70%
3	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	50–60%
4	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	50–60%
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	30–40%
8	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	30–40%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
11	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
12	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
16	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
17	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
18	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
19	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
20	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	10–20%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	10–20%
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
26	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
27	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
28	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
29	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
31	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	10–20%
32	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
34	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
35	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
37	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
38	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
39	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
41	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
42	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
43	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
44	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
45	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
46	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
47	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
48	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
49	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
50	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
51	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
52	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
53	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
54	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
55	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
56	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
57	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
58	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
59	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
60	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
61	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
62	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
63	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
64	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
65	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	<5%
66	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
67	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
68	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
69	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
70	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
71	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
72	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
73	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
74	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
75	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
76	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
77	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
78	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
79	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
80	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
81	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
82	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
83	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
84	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
85	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
86	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
87	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
88	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
89	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
90	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
91	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
92	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
93	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
94	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
95	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
96	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
97	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
98	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
99	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
100	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
101	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
102	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
103	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
104	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
105	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
106	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
107	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
108	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
109	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
110	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
111	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
112	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
113	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
114	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
115	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
116	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
117	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
118	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
119	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
120	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
121	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
122	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
123	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
124	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
125	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
126	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
127	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
128	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
129	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
130	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
131	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
132	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
133	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
134	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
135	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
136	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
137	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
138	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
139	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
140	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
141	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
142	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
143	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
144	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
145	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
146	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
147	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
148	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
149	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
150	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
151	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
152	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
153	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
154	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
155	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
156	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data