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 Serengeti National Park
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
African Crake
Crex egregia
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a African Rail sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Rail in Serengeti National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for African Rail in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.