Yellow-breasted Crake vs African Rail

Laterallus flaviventer مقارنةً بـ Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Yellow-breasted Crake African Rail
الاسم العلمي Laterallus flaviventer Rallus caerulescens
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 24,825 g (0.88 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-7 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Yellow-breasted Crake only

بلا

African Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Yellow-breasted Crake

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Yellow-breasted Crake

Yellow-breasted Crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a small 13–15 cm crake of tropical America, from Mexico to Brazil. Buffy-yellow below with black-and-white barred flanks; dark brown streaked above; yellowish bill. Inhabits floating aquatic vegetation, rice paddies, and grassy marsh edges. Secretive; walks on floating mats.

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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