African Crake vs Tahiti Rail

Crex egregia مقارنةً بـ Hypotaenidia pacifica

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Crake Tahiti Rail
الاسم العلمي Crex egregia Hypotaenidia pacifica
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) 158,5 g (5.59 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Crake only

بلا

Tahiti Rail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Tahiti 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.

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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