Hawkins's Rail vs African Rail

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi مقارنةً بـ Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Hawkins's Rail African Rail
الاسم العلمي Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Rallus caerulescens
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Hawkins's Rail only

African Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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