African Crake vs Tristan Moorhen

Crex egregia مقارنةً بـ Gallinula nesiotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Crake Tristan Moorhen
الاسم العلمي Crex egregia Gallinula nesiotis
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
الوزن 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 517,5 g (18.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Crake only

بلا

Tristan Moorhen only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Tristan Moorhen

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.

Tristan Moorhen

Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Dark sooty-brown with reduced wings and stout legs. Related to Common Moorhen but island-adapted. Extirpated by introduced rats and cats by the 19th century. Known from subfossil remains and early expedition accounts.

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