African Crake vs Ascension Crake
Crex egregia comparado con Mundia elpenor
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | African Crake | Ascension Crake |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Crex egregia | Mundia elpenor |
| 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) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-9 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
African Crake only
Ascension Crake only
Estado de conservación
Least Concern
African Crake
Extinct
Ascension Crake
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.
Ascension Crake
Ascension Crake (Mundia elpenor) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Known from early 17th-century descriptions by Portuguese sailors; no physical specimens survive. Dark plumage; reduced wings. Extirpated rapidly after human arrival and introduction of cats and rats, likely by the mid-1600s.