Bird
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana · Rallidae · Gruiformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records102,342in 58 countries
Most seen inSweden45,026 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Spotted Crake in brief
The spotted crake (Porzana porzana) is a bird of the Rallidae family — species of bird.
Across the 58 countries we cover it has 102,342 published records, most of them from Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden45,026 records · best May, Jun
Netherlands19,343 records · best Aug, May
Denmark5,848 records · best Jun, May
Norway4,998 records · best May, Jun
Belgium4,398 records · best Aug, Sep
Finland3,041 records · best Jun, May
United Kingdom2,570 records · best Aug, Sep
Germany2,340 records · best Apr, Sep
Estonia2,277 records · best Jun, May
Israel2,240 records · best Oct, Apr
Poland1,554 records · best May, Aug
United Arab Emirates902 records · best Apr, Oct
Italy839 records · best Mar, Apr
Austria772 records · best Aug, Sep
Ukraine764 records · best Sep, May
Switzerland665 records · best Sep, Aug
Czechia656 records · best Apr, Aug
Kuwait564 records · best Apr, Mar
Greece455 records · best Apr, May
Hungary319 records · best May, Jun
Cyprus299 records · best Apr, Mar
Bulgaria252 records · best Sep, Mar
Slovenia216 records · best Aug, Sep
Belarus212 records · best May, Aug
Georgia181 records · best Sep, Aug
Luxembourg175 records · best Aug, Sep
Lithuania159 records · best May, Apr
Morocco159 records · best Mar, Apr
Slovakia143 records · best Apr, May
Romania135 records · best Sep, Aug
Azerbaijan114 records · best Oct, Sep
Saudi Arabia84 records · best Oct, Apr
Oman83 records · best Nov, Oct
Latvia76 records · best May, Jun
Croatia76 records · best Sep, Aug
Serbia70 records · best Sep, Aug
Ireland62 records · best May, Aug
Qatar35 records · best Oct, Apr
Malta33 records · best Mar, Feb
Moldova31 records · best Sep, Aug
Tunisia28 records · best Apr, Mar
Armenia23 records · best May, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina19 records · best Sep, Aug
Burundi16 records · best Dec, Jan
Jordan16 records · best Mar, Apr
Yemen12 records · best Oct, Apr
Montenegro11 records · best Apr, Sep
Bahrain10 records · best Mar, Apr
Albania9 records · best Sep, Aug
Palestine9 records · best Oct, Apr
North Macedonia5 records · best Apr, Sep
Lebanon5 records · best Apr, May
Iraq4 records · best Apr, May
Libya3 records · best Mar, Oct
Kosovo2 records · best Mar, Jan
Turkmenistan2 records · best Mar, Sep
Cape Verde1 records · best Mar, Jan
Seychelles1 records · best Aug, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Rallidae family
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