African Crake vs Watercock

Crex egregia مقارنةً بـ Gallicrex cinerea

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Crake Watercock
الاسم العلمي Crex egregia Gallicrex cinerea
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 37,2 cm (14.6 in)
الوزن 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 426,6666666666667 g (15.05 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Crake only

Watercock only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Watercock

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.

Watercock

Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a medium 42–43 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Strongly sexually dimorphic; breeding male dark slaty with distinctive red frontal shield and knob; female brown-streaked. Inhabits rice paddies, freshwater marshes, and flooded grasslands from India east to China and Indonesia. Partly migratory. Polygynous.

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