Tsingy Forest Rail vs Madagascar Forest Rail

Mentocrex beankaensis verglichen mit Mentocrex kioloides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Tsingy Forest Rail Madagascar Forest Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Mentocrex beankaensis Mentocrex kioloides
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,4 cm (11.2 in) 24,4 cm (9.6 in)
Gewicht 246,0 g (8.68 oz) 226,0 g (7.97 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Tsingy Forest Rail only

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Madagascar Forest Rail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Tsingy Forest Rail

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

About These Birds

Tsingy Forest Rail

Tsingy Forest Rail (Mentocrex beankaensis), 21 cm. Similar to Madagascar Forest Rail but adapted to the Tsingy limestone formations in western Madagascar. Cryptic brown plumage; red bill. Omnivore in dense karst forest undergrowth. Vulnerable; restricted to the Beanka forest and adjacent tsingy habitats.

Madagascar Forest Rail

Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides), 22 cm. Small; chestnut-brown above, grey below with a red bill. Endemic to eastern Madagascar primary rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material in dense undergrowth. Least Concern; still relatively common in intact eastern humid forest.

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