Zapata Rail vs African Rail

Cyanolimnas cerverai مقارنةً بـ Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Zapata Rail African Rail
الاسم العلمي Cyanolimnas cerverai Rallus caerulescens
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 20,5 cm (8.1 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 175,0 g (6.17 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Zapata Rail only

بلا

African Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

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 Rail

African Rail (Rallus caerulescens), 28 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; blue-grey underparts; barred white flanks; red bill and legs. Found in freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in wetland habitat.

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