Amaurolimnas concolor
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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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Uniform Crake sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 307th most-seen of the 329 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Uniform Crake in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
9th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Uniform Crake sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%), 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Rallidae, Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) are Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (about 10%) and White-throated Crake (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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (9 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.
