Clapper Rail
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Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
165 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The clapper rail (Rallus crepitans) is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. It is a large brown rail that is resident in wetlands along the Atlantic coasts of the eastern United States, eastern Mexico and some Caribbean islands. This species was formerly considered to be conspecific with the mangrove rail. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Clapper Rail sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 165 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

10–20% · With luck
American Coot
LC

American Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica americana

10–20% · With luck
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
LC

Russet-naped Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides albiventris

5–10% · With luck
Sora
LC

Sora

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana carolina

5–10% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
LC

Rufous-necked Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides axillaris

<5% · Rare
American Purple Gallinule

American Purple Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio martinica

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Crake
LC

Ruddy Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laterallus ruber

<5% · Rare
Sandhill Crane
LC

Sandhill Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grus canadensis

Insufficient data
Limpkin
LC Endemic

Limpkin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramus guarauna

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
20–30%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
4 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
5 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
9 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Clapper Rail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Clapper Rail sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 165 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Clapper Rail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Clapper Rail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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