African Crake vs Little Crake

Crex egregia verglichen mit Zapornia parva

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Crake Little Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Zapornia parva
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 20,2 cm (8.0 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 50,75 g (1.79 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 7-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Crake

Little Crake (Zapornia parva) is a small 17–20 cm crake of Eurasian freshwater marshes. Olive-brown above; male has blue-grey face and breast; short greenish bill. Breeds from Eastern Europe east to Central Asia; winters in Africa and South Asia. Inhabits dense reed beds and sedge marshes. Highly secretive; detected by purring call. Migratory.

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