Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusGallicrex
- SpeciesGallicrex cinerea (Watercock)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Watercock sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Brown Bush-hen
Amaurornis akool
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Porzana fusca
Slaty-breasted Rail
Gallirallus striatus
Black-tailed Crake
Porzana bicolor
Common Crane
Grus grus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Watercock are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Watercock in Kaziranga National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Watercock sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Watercock in Kaziranga National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Watercock in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.