bird · Gruiformes · Rallidae
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789 — also called Kaffir Rail, AFRA, Cape Rail. Occurrence records of the African Rail are shared on GBIF from around 8 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Marievale Bird Sanctuary (871 records), in 4 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernRallidae
8reserves with records
1 077records around them
4provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 871 |
| Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 90 |
| Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 36 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 35 |
| Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 33 |
| Olifantsvlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Pretorius KloofNature reserve | FS Free State | 4 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 4 |
By province
- Gauteng
- 3 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 2 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 2 reserves
- Free State
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Scientific name
- Rallus caerulescens
- GBIF taxon
- 2474830
- Wikidata
- Q1082137
More of the Rallidae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.