African Crake

African Crake

Crex egregia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Ruaha National Park
13 Verified records at Ruaha National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a African Crake sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
18 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
20 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
22 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
26 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
28 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
29 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
30 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
31 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
33 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
34 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
35 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
36 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
37 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Crake in Ruaha National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a African Crake sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Crake in Ruaha National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for African Crake in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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