Ruddy Crake
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Ruddy Crake

Laterallus ruber

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
39 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae. Other names the ruddy crake is known by are "red rail", "ruddy rail" and "red crake". Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Crake sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Russet-naped Wood-Rail
LC

Russet-naped Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides albiventris

<5% · Rare
Uniform Crake
LC

Uniform Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amaurolimnas concolor

<5% · Rare
Limpkin
LC Endemic

Limpkin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramus guarauna

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
2 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
3 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
10–20%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
6 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
8 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
11 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
12 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Crake in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Crake sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Crake in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

July has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Crake in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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