African Crake vs Hawkins's Rail

Crex egregia comparado con Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Crake Hawkins's Rail
Nombre científico Crex egregia Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Peso 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 2000,0 g (70.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

African Crake only

Hawkins's Rail only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

About These Birds

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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