Amaurornis akool
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Bush-hen sighting in Ranthambore National Park on a given day, based on 258 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 251 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Bush-hen in Ranthambore National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January and March–October, the lowest months. That is one of Ranthambore National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 270 mm in August.
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.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Brown Bush-hen sightings, Ranthambore National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Bush-hen is recorded against all the birds logged in Ranthambore National Park (258 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.
