Uniform Crake

Uniform Crake

Amaurolimnas concolor

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Manu National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

32 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,188 In all 12 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Uniform Crake

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 →

Sounds

Song0:29

Brazil · 2026

© Fabrício Grigolin · XC1088393 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:35

French Guiana · 2025

© Sylvain Uriot · XC1054110 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:06

Brazil · 2024

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC863812 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Uniform Crake in Manu National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Uniform Crake sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 498th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Uniform Crake in Manu National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Uniform Crake in Manu National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Uniform Crake?

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.

Which relatives of the Uniform Crake live in Manu National Park?

Same family: Rallidae

The closest relatives of the Uniform Crake that you can see in Manu National Park (family Rallidae, Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) are American Purple Gallinule (about 20%), Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (about 20%) and Rufous-sided Crake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Uniform Crake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Uniform Crake is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (32 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.

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