Spotted Crake vs African Rail

Porzana porzana مقارنةً بـ Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spotted Crake African Rail
الاسم العلمي Porzana porzana Rallus caerulescens
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 97,0 g (3.42 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 8-12 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spotted Crake only

بلا

African Rail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spotted Crake

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) is a 19–23 cm secretive rail of European and Central Asian freshwater marshes. Brown above with white spotting; greenish-yellow bill with red base. Winters in Africa. Detected mainly by its sharp whit call at dusk. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds in dense marsh vegetation. Migratory.

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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