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Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
44 Verified records at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The clapper rail (Rallus crepitans) is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. It is a large brown rail that is resident in wetlands along the Atlantic coasts of the eastern United States, eastern Mexico and some Caribbean islands. This species was formerly considered to be conspecific with the mangrove rail. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Clapper Rail sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

Russet-naped Wood-Rail
LC

Russet-naped Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides albiventris

10–20% · With luck
Ruddy Crake
LC

Ruddy Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laterallus ruber

<5% · Rare
American Coot
LC

American Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica americana

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
LC

Rufous-necked Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides axillaris

<5% · Rare
Sora
LC

Sora

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana carolina

<5% · Rare
Spotted Rail
LC

Spotted Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pardirallus maculatus

Insufficient data
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

Insufficient data
American Purple Gallinule

American Purple Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio martinica

Insufficient data
Limpkin
LC Endemic

Limpkin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramus guarauna

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
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 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
20–30%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
4 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
5 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
9 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Clapper Rail in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Clapper Rail sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Clapper Rail in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Clapper Rail in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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