African Crake vs Guam Rail

Crex egregia verglichen mit Hypotaenidia owstoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Crake Guam Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Hypotaenidia owstoni
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 22,4 cm (8.8 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 230,25 g (8.12 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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African Crake only

Guam Rail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Critically Endangered

Guam 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.

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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