Striped Flufftail vs Slender-billed Flufftail

Sarothrura affinis verglichen mit Sarothrura watersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Striped Flufftail Slender-billed Flufftail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Sarothrura affinis Sarothrura watersi
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 13,4 cm (5.3 in) 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
Gewicht 27,5 g (0.97 oz) 26,5 g (0.93 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Striped Flufftail only

Slender-billed Flufftail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Striped Flufftail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

About These Birds

Striped Flufftail

Striped Flufftail (Sarothrura affinis), 14 cm. Brown above with white streaks below; secretive grassland rail of montane Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. Inhabits rank grass and bracken on highland slopes. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread in suitable montane grassland.

Slender-billed Flufftail

Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi), 14 cm. Very poorly known; brown with a thin bill adapted for probing. Endemic to eastern Madagascar, recorded from a handful of wetland localities. Omnivore. Endangered; extremely rarely recorded; habitat loss continues.

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