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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