Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPorphyrio (Swamphens and Blue Gallinules)
- SpeciesPorphyrio alleni (Allen's Gallinule)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Allen's Gallinule sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
African Crake
Crex egregia
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 20 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Allen's Gallinule in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Allen's Gallinule sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Allen's Gallinule in Murchison Falls National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Allen's Gallinule in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.