Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPardirallus (Neotropical Marshland Rails)
- SpeciesPardirallus maculatus (Spotted Rail)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris
Ruddy Crake
Laterallus ruber
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
American Coot
Fulica americana
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides axillaris
Sora
Porzana carolina
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Spotted Rail at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |