Black Crake

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls 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	40–50%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
4	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
8	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	20–30%
11	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
12	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
14	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
16	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
17	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
20	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
21	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
22	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
23	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
24	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
25	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
26	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
27	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
28	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
29	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
30	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
32	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
33	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
35	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
36	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
37	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
38	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
39	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
40	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
41	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
42	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
43	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
45	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
46	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
47	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
48	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Crake in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Black Crake sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 216 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Crake in Murchison Falls National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black Crake in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.