Brown Wood-rail vs African Crake

Aramides wolfi compared with Crex egregia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Brown Wood-rail African Crake
Scientific Name Aramides wolfi Crex egregia
Order Gruiformes Gruiformes
Family Rallidae Rallidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 24.2 cm (9.5 in)
Weight 474.0 g (16.72 oz) 120.66666666666667 g (4.26 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-4 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Brown Wood-rail only

African Crake only

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Brown Wood-rail

Least Concern

African Crake

About These Birds

Brown Wood-rail

Brown Wood-rail (Aramides wolfi), 38 cm. Uniform brown-olive overall with a grey head and red legs. Inhabits wet lowland forest and forest edge near streams in Ecuador and Colombia (Pacific slope). Omnivore. Vulnerable; dependent on intact wet Pacific forest.

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

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