Austral Rail vs African Rail

Rallus antarcticus verglichen mit Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Austral Rail African Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Rallus antarcticus Rallus caerulescens
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,3 cm (7.2 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Gewicht 60,4 g (2.13 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 8 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Austral Rail only

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African Rail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Austral Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Austral Rail

Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus), 19 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; grey breast and barred flanks. Found in dense reed-marsh of southern Chile and adjacent Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. Omnivore. Endangered; drainage of southern marshes and livestock impacts.

African Rail

African Rail (Rallus caerulescens), 28 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; blue-grey underparts; barred white flanks; red bill and legs. Found in freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in wetland habitat.

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