African Crake vs Sakalava Rail

Crex egregia verglichen mit Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Crake Sakalava Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Zapornia olivieri
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Crake only

Sakalava Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Endangered

Sakalava 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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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