African Crake vs Dot-winged Crake

Crex egregia مقارنةً بـ Laterallus spilopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Crake Dot-winged Crake
الاسم العلمي Crex egregia Laterallus spilopterus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
الوزن 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 56,5 g (1.99 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Crake only

بلا

Dot-winged Crake only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Crake

Vulnerable

Dot-winged Crake

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.

Dot-winged Crake

Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of the Galápagos Islands. Brown above with white spots on wing coverts; grey below with barred flanks. Endemic to Santa Cruz and several other Galápagos islands. Inhabits highland wet zones with dense vegetation and marsh edges. Secretive but locally common.

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