Striped Flufftail vs Slender-billed Flufftail

Sarothrura affinis مقارنةً بـ Sarothrura watersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Striped Flufftail Slender-billed Flufftail
الاسم العلمي Sarothrura affinis Sarothrura watersi
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 13,4 cm (5.3 in) 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
الوزن 27,5 g (0.97 oz) 26,5 g (0.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Striped Flufftail only

Slender-billed Flufftail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Striped Flufftail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

About These Birds

Striped Flufftail

Striped Flufftail (Sarothrura affinis), 14 cm. Brown above with white streaks below; secretive grassland rail of montane Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. Inhabits rank grass and bracken on highland slopes. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread in suitable montane grassland.

Slender-billed Flufftail

Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi), 14 cm. Very poorly known; brown with a thin bill adapted for probing. Endemic to eastern Madagascar, recorded from a handful of wetland localities. Omnivore. Endangered; extremely rarely recorded; habitat loss continues.

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