Amaurornis (Bush-hens and Allies)

Species in this group

LC

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Amaurornis flavirostra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Amaurornis isabellina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Amaurornis akool

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Amaurornis olivacea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bush-hens and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 16 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~80%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~80%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
2	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~70%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~60%
	Brown Bush-hen			~20%
3	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
	Brown Bush-hen			~20%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~40%
	Black Crake			~40%
5	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~40%
	Black Crake			~40%
8	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
9	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
10	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
	Brown Bush-hen			~10%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
12	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
13	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
14	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
15	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 5	~30%
	Isabelline Bush-hen			~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			<5%
16	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
18	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
19	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
22	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
24	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
25	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
27	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
28	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
29	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
30	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
32	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
33	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
35	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
36	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
37	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~20%
	Black Crake			~20%
38	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
39	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
40	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
41	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
42	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
43	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
44	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
45	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
46	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
47	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
48	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
49	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
50	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
51	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
52	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
53	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
54	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
55	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
56	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
57	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
58	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
59	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
60	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
61	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
62	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
63	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
64	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
65	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
66	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
67	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
68	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
69	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
70	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Black Crake			~10%
71	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 5	~10%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~10%
72	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Bush-hen			<5%
73	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	<5%
	White-breasted Waterhen			<5%
74	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Crake			<5%
75	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Crake			<5%
76	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Crake			<5%
77	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Bush-hen			<5%
78	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	<5%
	White-breasted Waterhen			<5%
79	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Crake			<5%
80	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Bush-hen			<5%
81	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Crake			<5%
82	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	<5%
	White-breasted Waterhen			<5%
83	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 5	<5%
	White-breasted Waterhen			<5%
84	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	<5%
	White-breasted Waterhen			<5%
85	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	<5%
	White-breasted Waterhen			<5%
86	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Crake			<5%
87	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Crake			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~60%
2	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~60%
3	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 5	~60%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~60%
4	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 5	~60%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~60%
5	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~60%
6	Ningbo	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
7	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
8	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
9	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
10	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
11	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
12	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~50%
	Black Crake			~50%
13	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
14	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
15	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
16	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
17	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~50%
18	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
19	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
20	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
21	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
22	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
23	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
24	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
25	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
26	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
27	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
28	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
29	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
30	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
31	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
32	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
33	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~40%
34	Bandar Lampung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
35	Jinhua	🇨🇳 China	2 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
	Brown Bush-hen			~10%
36	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
37	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
38	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
39	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
40	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
41	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
42	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
43	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
44	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
45	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
46	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
47	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
48	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
49	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
50	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
51	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
52	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
53	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
54	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
55	Surat	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%
	Brown Bush-hen			<5%
56	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~30%
	Black Crake			~30%
57	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
58	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
59	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~30%
60	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	White-breasted Waterhen			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Dierenpark Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
8	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Zoologischer Garten Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
10	Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
11	Warangal Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
12	Ueno Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
13	Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden)	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
14	Avifauna	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
15	Landgoed Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
16	Wolfgang-Köhler-Primaten-Forschungszentrum	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Bush-hens and Allies

Species in this group

White-breasted Waterhen

Black Crake

Isabelline Bush-hen

Brown Bush-hen

Rufous-tailed Bush-hen

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bush-hens and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found