Swinhoe's Rail vs African Crake

Coturnicops exquisitus verglichen mit Crex egregia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Swinhoe's Rail African Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coturnicops exquisitus Crex egregia
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Gewicht 55,900000000000006 g (1.97 oz) 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-10 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Swinhoe's Rail only

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African Crake only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Least Concern

African Crake

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Rail

Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a tiny 13–14 cm rail of East Asia and Siberia. Streaked brown plumage with a buffy face; very small and quail-like. Breeds in Siberia, Manchuria, and Mongolia; winters in south-east China, Korea, and Japan. Inhabits wet grassland, rice paddies, and sedge marshes. Extremely secretive; rarely detected.

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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