Amaurornis akool
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The brown crake (Zapornia akool), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia. The species name, akool, is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a derivation of the Sinhalese word kukkula, which is used for both moorhen and watercock. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Bush-hen sighting in Manas National Park on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 377 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Bush-hen in Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and November, the lowest months. Those are among Manas National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 1070 mm in June.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Bush-hen sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Brown Bush-hen sightings, Manas National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 20%) and Ranthambore National Park (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Bush-hen is recorded against all the birds logged in Manas National Park (144 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.
