African Crake vs Dot-winged Crake

Crex egregia verglichen mit Laterallus spilopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Crake Dot-winged Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Laterallus spilopterus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 56,5 g (1.99 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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African Crake only

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Dot-winged Crake only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Vulnerable

Dot-winged Crake

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.

Dot-winged Crake

Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of the Galápagos Islands. Brown above with white spots on wing coverts; grey below with barred flanks. Endemic to Santa Cruz and several other Galápagos islands. Inhabits highland wet zones with dense vegetation and marsh edges. Secretive but locally common.

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