African Crake

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

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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 Hwange National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a African Crake sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for African Crake in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.