Tsingy Forest Rail vs Chestnut Forest Rail

Mentocrex beankaensis verglichen mit Rallicula rubra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Tsingy Forest Rail Chestnut Forest Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Mentocrex beankaensis Rallicula rubra
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,4 cm (11.2 in) 18,5 cm (7.3 in)
Gewicht 246,0 g (8.68 oz) 76,625 g (2.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Tsingy Forest Rail only

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Chestnut Forest Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Tsingy Forest Rail

Least Concern

Chestnut 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.

Chestnut Forest Rail

Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra), 20 cm. Entirely warm chestnut-rufous; short tail and red bill. Endemic to New Guinea (mountains above 1,200 m). Inhabits dense undergrowth of montane forest. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in suitable montane habitat.

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