African Crake vs Tristan Moorhen

Crex egregia verglichen mit Gallinula nesiotis

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Merkmal African Crake Tristan Moorhen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Gallinula nesiotis
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 517,5 g (18.25 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Crake only

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Tristan Moorhen only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Tristan Moorhen

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.

Tristan Moorhen

Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Dark sooty-brown with reduced wings and stout legs. Related to Common Moorhen but island-adapted. Extirpated by introduced rats and cats by the 19th century. Known from subfossil remains and early expedition accounts.

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