African Crake vs Zapata Rail

Crex egregia مقارنةً بـ Cyanolimnas cerverai

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Crake Zapata Rail
الاسم العلمي Crex egregia Cyanolimnas cerverai
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 20,5 cm (8.1 in)
الوزن 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 175,0 g (6.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Crake only

Zapata Rail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Crake

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

About These Birds

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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