African Crake vs Zapata Rail

Crex egregia verglichen mit Cyanolimnas cerverai

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Crake Zapata Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Cyanolimnas cerverai
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 20,5 cm (8.1 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 175,0 g (6.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Crake only

Zapata Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

About These Birds

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.

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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