African Crake

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

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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	10–20%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
5	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
6	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
8	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
11	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
15	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
21	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
22	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
23	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
24	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
27	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
28	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Crake in Ruaha National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a African Crake sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Crake in Ruaha National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for African Crake in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.