Swinhoe's Rail vs African Rail

Coturnicops exquisitus verglichen mit Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Swinhoe's Rail African Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coturnicops exquisitus Rallus caerulescens
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Gewicht 55,900000000000006 g (1.97 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-10 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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African Rail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

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 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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