Where does the Black Crake live?
Amaurornis flavirostra has 140,070 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 140,070 records
- 43 places
- 123 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesGruiformesRallidaeAmaurornis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 83,874 | |
| Kenya | 12,445 | |
| Uganda | 7,426 | |
| Zimbabwe | 4,741 | |
| Tanzania | 4,690 | |
| Botswana | 4,556 | |
| Namibia | 4,379 | |
| Gambia | 2,876 | |
| Zambia | 2,484 | |
| Rwanda | 1,952 | |
| Senegal | 1,799 | |
| Eswatini | 1,201 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,092 | |
| Mozambique | 1,075 | |
| Ghana | 1,072 | |
| Nigeria | 952 | |
| Malawi | 557 | |
| DR Congo | 480 | |
| Benin | 441 | |
| Burkina Faso | 326 | |
| Angola | 259 | |
| Togo | 205 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 202 | |
| Cameroon | 190 | |
| Gabon | 155 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 127 | |
| Liberia | 100 | |
| Guinea | 60 | |
| Mauritania | 55 | |
| Niger | 51 | |
| Congo | 47 | |
| Burundi | 43 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 40 | |
| Mali | 40 | |
| Sierra Leone | 26 | |
| Chad | 23 | |
| Central African Republic | 9 | |
| South Sudan | 8 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| United States | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.