Speckled Rail vs African Crake

Coturnicops notatus verglichen mit Crex egregia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Speckled Rail African Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coturnicops notatus Crex egregia
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,7 cm (5.8 in) 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Gewicht 27,5 g (0.97 oz) 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Speckled Rail only

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African Crake only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Speckled Rail

Least Concern

African Crake

About These Birds

Speckled Rail

Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus) is a small 15–17 cm, poorly-known rail of South America. Olive-brown above; white-spotted breast and flanks. Found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Inhabits wet grasslands, marsh edges, and seasonally flooded savannas. Extremely secretive; known from few specimens.

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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