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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Madagascar Forest Rail	Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Mentocrex kioloides	Sarothrura lugens
Ordnung	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
Familie	Sarothruridae	Sarothruridae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	24,4 cm (9.6 in)	14,3 cm (5.6 in)
Gewicht	226,0 g (7.97 oz)	30,8 g (1.09 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Chestnut-headed Flufftail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

Least Concern

Chestnut-headed Flufftail

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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-headed Flufftail

Chestnut-headed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens), 14 cm. Male has a bright chestnut head and neck; dark brown body with white streaks. Inhabits high-altitude grassland and montane forest edges from Cameroon to Ethiopia. Omnivore. Least Concern; uncommon but widespread at elevation.

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