African Crake (Crecopsis egregia)
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African Crake

Crecopsis egregia (Peters, W, 1854)

Busiest months: January · Most records: Uganda, South Africa, Zambia

Where and when it's recorded

African Crake has been recorded at 186 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 27 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda114 records
  2. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda108 records
  3. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Northern SectorUganda54 records
More places
  1. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda49 records
  2. Kgomo-KgomoSouth Africa34 records
  3. Zaagkuildrift RdSouth Africa33 records
  4. Lochinvar NPZambia29 records
  5. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya26 records
  6. Marievale Bird SanctuarySouth Africa25 records
  7. Monavale MarshZimbabwe24 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaSouth AfricaZambiaTanzaniaZimbabweKenyaBotswanaNamibia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the African Crake live?

Its breeding range: Africa: widespread. It is most often recorded in Uganda, South Africa and Zambia.

When is the best time to see the African Crake?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the African Crake in?

It belongs to the family Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae), order Gruiformes.

Range

Africa: widespread

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae
Genus
Crecopsis

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African Crake

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