Virginia Rail

Closest Relatives at Riding Mountain 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	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
3	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
4	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
5	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
10	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
26	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
27	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
29	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Virginia Rail in Riding Mountain National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Virginia Rail sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Virginia Rail in Riding Mountain National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Virginia Rail in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.