African Crake vs Spotless Crake

Crex egregia verglichen mit Zapornia tabuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Crake Spotless Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crex egregia Zapornia tabuensis
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 16,1 cm (6.3 in)
Gewicht 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 42,25 g (1.49 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-9 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Crake only

Spotless Crake only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Spotless 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.

Spotless Crake

Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a small 17–20 cm, dark crake of the Pacific and Australasia. Uniform dark slate-grey with brown back; red eye and reddish bill base; no spotting. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes, sedge swamps, and dense reed beds from New Guinea and Australia east through Polynesia. Secretive.

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