Zapata Rail vs African Swamphen

Cyanolimnas cerverai مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Zapata Rail African Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Cyanolimnas cerverai Porphyrio madagascariensis
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 20,5 cm (8.1 in)
الوزن 175,0 g (6.17 oz) 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Zapata Rail only

بلا

African Swamphen only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Not Evaluated

African Swamphen

About These Birds

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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