Rallus (Typical Rails) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

VU Endemic

Rallus madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Rallus aquaticus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rallus crepitans

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Rallus caerulescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Rallus antarcticus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Rallus semiplumbeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Rallus limicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Rallus obsoletus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Rallus elegans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Rallus longirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Rails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 10	~40%
	Madagascar Rail			~40%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	~30%
	Water Rail			~30%
3	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 10	~30%
	Clapper Rail			~30%
	King Rail			<5%
4	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	~20%
	Water Rail			~20%
5	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~20%
	Clapper Rail			~20%
6	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~20%
	African Rail			~20%
7	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~20%
	Water Rail			~20%
8	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~20%
	Water Rail			~20%
9	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
11	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 10	~10%
	Austral Rail			~10%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 10	~10%
	Ridgway's Rail			~10%
	Virginia Rail			~10%
14	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~10%
	Clapper Rail			~10%
	King Rail			<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
15	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
16	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
17	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~10%
	Bogotá Rail			~10%
18	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
19	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Virginia Rail			~10%
20	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	King Rail			~10%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	<5%
	Clapper Rail			<5%
22	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
24	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
25	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 10	<5%
	Mangrove Rail			<5%
26	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
27	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	<5%
	King Rail			<5%
	Clapper Rail			<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
29	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
30	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
31	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
32	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	<5%
	Clapper Rail			<5%
33	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
34	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	<5%
	Clapper Rail			<5%
35	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
36	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
37	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	<5%
	Mangrove Rail			<5%
39	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
40	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
41	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
42	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
43	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
44	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
45	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
46	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
47	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
48	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
49	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
50	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
51	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
52	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
53	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
54	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
55	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
56	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
2	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
3	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
4	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
5	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Virginia Rail			~10%
6	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Ridgway's Rail			~10%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
7	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
8	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
9	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Ridgway's Rail			<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
10	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Water Rail			~10%
11	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
12	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
13	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
14	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
15	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 10	<5%
	African Rail			<5%
16	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
17	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
18	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	<5%
	Bogotá Rail			<5%
19	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
20	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
21	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
22	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
23	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
24	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
25	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	Mangrove Rail			<5%
26	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
27	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	<5%
	Clapper Rail			<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
28	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
29	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
30	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
	Ridgway's Rail			<5%
31	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
32	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
33	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
34	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
35	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
36	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
37	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
38	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
39	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
40	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
41	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
42	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
	Clapper Rail			<5%
43	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
44	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	Mangrove Rail			<5%
45	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
46	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
47	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
48	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	Mangrove Rail			<5%
49	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
50	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
51	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
52	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
53	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
54	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
55	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
56	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
57	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%
58	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
59	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 10	<5%
	Water Rail			<5%
60	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Virginia Rail			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Typical Rails

Species in this group

Madagascar Rail

Water Rail

Clapper Rail

African Rail

Austral Rail

Bogotá Rail

Virginia Rail

Ridgway's Rail

King Rail

Mangrove Rail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Rails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found