African Crake vs New Guinea Flightless Rail

Crex egregia مقارنةً بـ Megacrex inepta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Crake New Guinea Flightless Rail
الاسم العلمي Crex egregia Megacrex inepta
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 34,8 cm (13.7 in)
الوزن 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 1012,5 g (35.71 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Crake only

New Guinea Flightless Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

New Guinea Flightless 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.

New Guinea Flightless Rail

New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta) is a large 38–45 cm flightless rail endemic to lowland New Guinea. Dark brown; robust legs; greatly reduced wings. Inhabits dense forest floor, often near swampy areas and stream margins in lowland rainforest. Poorly known; rarely observed despite relatively large size.

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