African Crake vs Sakalava Rail

Crex egregia comparado con Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Crake Sakalava Rail
Nombre científico Crex egregia Zapornia olivieri
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Peso 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-9 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Crake only

Sakalava Rail only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Crake

Endangered

Sakalava 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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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