White-spotted Flufftail vs Slender-billed Flufftail

Sarothrura pulchra verglichen mit Sarothrura watersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-spotted Flufftail Slender-billed Flufftail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Sarothrura pulchra Sarothrura watersi
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 16,1 cm (6.3 in) 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
Gewicht 45,300000000000004 g (1.60 oz) 26,5 g (0.93 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-spotted Flufftail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

About These Birds

White-spotted Flufftail

White-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra), 15 cm. Small African rail; male rufous with white spots on wings and flanks, female brown. Inhabits dense undergrowth of lowland and montane forest across central and western Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread but secretive.

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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