Corncrake vs African Crake

Crex crex verglichen mit Crex egregia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Corncrake African Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex crex Crex egregia
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,4 cm (10.8 in) 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Gewicht 158,75 g (5.60 oz) 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 8-12 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Corncrake

Least Concern

African Crake

About These Birds

Corncrake

Corncrake (Crex crex), 28 cm. Streaky buff-brown; distinctive chestnut wings visible in flight; rasping 'crex-crex' call. Breeds in hay meadows across Europe and western Asia; winters in eastern and southern Africa. Omnivore. Near Threatened; intensive agriculture has caused severe decline.

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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