Common Moorhen

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