Chatham Islands Rail vs African Rail

Cabalus modestus verglichen mit Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chatham Islands Rail African Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Cabalus modestus Rallus caerulescens
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Gewicht 83,1 g (2.93 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Chatham Islands Rail only

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African Rail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Chatham Islands Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Rail

Chatham Islands Rail (Cabalus modestus). Extinct. Small flightless rail formerly endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand; approximately 20 cm. Known from bones and a handful of historical specimens. Extinct by about 1900 due to introduced cats, rats and predation by early settlers.

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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