Baillon's Crake

Baillon's Crake

Porzana pusilla

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fiordland National Park
31 Verified records at Fiordland National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Baillon's Crake sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park

Sooty Rail

Sooty Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana tabuensis

<5% · Rare
Weka
VU Endemic

Weka

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallirallus australis

20–30% · Possible
South-west Pacific Swamphen

South-west Pacific Swamphen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio melanotus

<5% · Rare
Black-tailed Nativehen

Black-tailed Nativehen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula ventralis

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Coot
LC

Eurasian Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica atra

<5% · Rare
South Island Takahē
EN Endemic

South Island Takahē

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio hochstetteri

<5% · Rare
Buff-banded Rail

Buff-banded Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallirallus philippensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
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 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
15 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
17 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
19 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
20 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
23 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Baillon's Crake in Fiordland National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Baillon's Crake sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Baillon's Crake in Fiordland National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Baillon's Crake in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.

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