bird · Gruiformes · Rallidae
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) . Occurrence records of the Black Crake are shared on GBIF from around 69 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Marievale Bird Sanctuary (1 239 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernRallidae
69reserves with records
6 702records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 239 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 710 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 644 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 567 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 380 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 289 |
| Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 264 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 222 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 205 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 157 |
| Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 126 |
| Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 116 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 107 |
| Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 89 |
| Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 88 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 85 |
| Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 83 |
| Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 80 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 75 |
| Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 72 |
| Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 72 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 70 |
| Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 64 |
| Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 62 |
| Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 49 |
| Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 46 |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 45 |
| Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 44 |
| Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 43 |
| Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 43 |
| Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 42 |
| Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 42 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 39 |
| Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 36 |
| Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 36 |
| Golela BushNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 33 |
| Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 31 |
| OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 28 |
| Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 24 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 22 |
| Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Zebra Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 20 |
| White River Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 18 |
| De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 17 |
| Olifantsvlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 16 |
| Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 12 |
| Lejwe La Metsi Private ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 11 |
| Marico Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve | NW North West | 10 |
| Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 9 |
| Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | FS Free State | 7 |
| Pretorius KloofNature reserve | FS Free State | 6 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 6 |
| Hazelmere Dam and Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Bontebok Ridge ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
and 9 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 21 reserves
- Limpopo
- 11 reserves
- Gauteng
- 10 reserves
- Western Cape
- 9 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 9 reserves
- North West
- 4 reserves
- Free State
- 2 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 2 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Scientific name
- Amaurornis flavirostra
- GBIF taxon
- 2474736
- Wikidata
- Q669074
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.