African Crake vs Little Crake

Crex egregia comparado con Zapornia parva

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Crake Little Crake
Nombre científico Crex egregia Zapornia parva
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 20,2 cm (8.0 in)
Peso 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 50,75 g (1.79 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-9 7-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Crake only

Ninguno

Little Crake only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Crake

Little Crake (Zapornia parva) is a small 17–20 cm crake of Eurasian freshwater marshes. Olive-brown above; male has blue-grey face and breast; short greenish bill. Breeds from Eastern Europe east to Central Asia; winters in Africa and South Asia. Inhabits dense reed beds and sedge marshes. Highly secretive; detected by purring call. Migratory.

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