African Crake vs Watercock

Crex egregia verglichen mit Gallicrex cinerea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Crake Watercock
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Gallicrex cinerea
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 37,2 cm (14.6 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 426,6666666666667 g (15.05 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Crake only

Watercock only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Watercock

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.

Watercock

Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a medium 42–43 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Strongly sexually dimorphic; breeding male dark slaty with distinctive red frontal shield and knob; female brown-streaked. Inhabits rice paddies, freshwater marshes, and flooded grasslands from India east to China and Indonesia. Partly migratory. Polygynous.

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