Chatham Islands Rail vs African Rail

Cabalus modestus مقارنةً بـ Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chatham Islands Rail African Rail
الاسم العلمي Cabalus modestus Rallus caerulescens
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 83,1 g (2.93 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chatham Islands Rail only

بلا

African Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Chatham Islands Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Rail

Chatham Islands Rail (Cabalus modestus). Extinct. Small flightless rail formerly endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand; approximately 20 cm. Known from bones and a handful of historical specimens. Extinct by about 1900 due to introduced cats, rats and predation by early settlers.

African Rail

African Rail (Rallus caerulescens), 28 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; blue-grey underparts; barred white flanks; red bill and legs. Found in freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in wetland habitat.

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