African Rail vs Henderson Island Crake

Rallus caerulescens verglichen mit Zapornia atra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Rail Henderson Island Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Rallus caerulescens Zapornia atra
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 16,0 cm (6.3 in)
Gewicht 160,25 g (5.65 oz) 77,5 g (2.73 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-6 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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African Rail only

Henderson Island Crake only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Rail

Vulnerable

Henderson Island Crake

About These Birds

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.

Henderson Island Crake

Henderson Island Crake (Zapornia atra) is a small 16–18 cm flightless or near-flightless crake endemic to Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific. Dark sooty-black plumage with reduced wings. Inhabits coastal forest and interior scrub on this uninhabited UNESCO World Heritage island.

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