Guam Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia owstoni مقارنةً بـ Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Guam Rail African Rail
الاسم العلمي Hypotaenidia owstoni Rallus caerulescens
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,4 cm (8.8 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 230,25 g (8.12 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Guam Rail only

African Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Guam Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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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