Madagascar Forest Rail vs Chestnut Forest Rail

Mentocrex kioloides verglichen mit Rallicula rubra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Madagascar Forest Rail Chestnut Forest Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Mentocrex kioloides Rallicula rubra
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 18,5 cm (7.3 in)
Gewicht 226,0 g (7.97 oz) 76,625 g (2.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Madagascar Forest Rail only

Chestnut Forest Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

Least Concern

Chestnut Forest Rail

About These Birds

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.

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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