Swinhoe's Rail vs African Rail

Coturnicops exquisitus comparado con Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Swinhoe's Rail African Rail
Nombre científico Coturnicops exquisitus Rallus caerulescens
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 55,900000000000006 g (1.97 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-10 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Swinhoe's Rail only

Ninguno

African Rail only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Rail

Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a tiny 13–14 cm rail of East Asia and Siberia. Streaked brown plumage with a buffy face; very small and quail-like. Breeds in Siberia, Manchuria, and Mongolia; winters in south-east China, Korea, and Japan. Inhabits wet grassland, rice paddies, and sedge marshes. Extremely secretive; rarely detected.

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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