
The African rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a small wetland bird of the rail family.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 255 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where African Rail is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
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African Rail: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Phinda Private Game Reserve and Kruger National Park.
Soort
Rallus caerulescens
Waarnemingen
255
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de African Rail op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Rail at stays in or beside Phinda Private Game Reserve and Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The African Rail is most recorded in Western Cape (63% of records), Gauteng (18% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (8% of records), based on 255 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Rail on site or nearby.
The African Rail is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The African rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a small wetland bird of the rail family.