African Crake vs Spot-flanked Gallinule

Crex egregia comparado con Porphyriops melanops

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Crake Spot-flanked Gallinule
Nombre científico Crex egregia Porphyriops melanops
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Peso 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 189,5 g (6.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-9 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Crake only

Spot-flanked Gallinule only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Spot-flanked Gallinule

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.

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a small 22–25 cm rail of southern South America's marshes and reed-beds. Dark olive-brown above with white-spotted flanks, grey face, and short red-tipped yellow bill. Frequents still or slow-moving freshwater wetlands in Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil, and Chile.

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