African Crake vs Spot-flanked Gallinule

Crex egregia مقارنةً بـ Porphyriops melanops

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Crake Spot-flanked Gallinule
الاسم العلمي Crex egregia Porphyriops melanops
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
الوزن 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 189,5 g (6.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Crake only

Spot-flanked Gallinule only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Spot-flanked Gallinule

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.

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a small 22–25 cm rail of southern South America's marshes and reed-beds. Dark olive-brown above with white-spotted flanks, grey face, and short red-tipped yellow bill. Frequents still or slow-moving freshwater wetlands in Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil, and Chile.

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