African Crake vs Laysan Rail

Crex egregia verglichen mit Zapornia palmeri

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Merkmal African Crake Laysan Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Zapornia palmeri
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) 46,3 g (1.63 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Crake only

Laysan Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Laysan 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.

Laysan Rail

Laysan Rail (Zapornia palmeri) is an extinct tiny 15 cm flightless rail formerly endemic to Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Pale brownish with short wings; lively and inquisitive behavior noted by early observers. Survived until 1944 when introduced rabbits devastated the island's vegetation, eliminating food and cover.

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