Amaurolimnas concolor
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Mexico, most of Central America, and in nine South American countries.
The uniform crake was first described in genus Rallus and at various times since then placed in genera Aramides and Laterallus before its present Amaurolimnas. The nominate subspecies, the Jamaican wood rail (A. c. concolor), which was endemic to Jamaica, is extinct.
The uniform crake is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 95 to 130 g (3.4 to 4.6 oz). The sexes are alike. The uniform crake has a highly disjunct distribution. Subspecies A. c. guatemalensis is found from Veracruz and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 9 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Uniform Crake sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 180 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 375 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–May and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Uniform Crake in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Uniform Crake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Uniform Crake sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Rallidae
The closest relatives of the Uniform Crake that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (family Rallidae, Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) are Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (about 20%), White-throated Crake (about 20%) and Common Moorhen (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Uniform Crake is recorded against all the birds logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (180 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
