Austral Rail vs African Rail

Rallus antarcticus مقارنةً بـ Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Austral Rail African Rail
الاسم العلمي Rallus antarcticus Rallus caerulescens
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 18,3 cm (7.2 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 60,4 g (2.13 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 8 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Austral Rail only

بلا

African Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Austral Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Austral Rail

Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus), 19 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; grey breast and barred flanks. Found in dense reed-marsh of southern Chile and adjacent Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. Omnivore. Endangered; drainage of southern marshes and livestock impacts.

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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