African Crake vs Spotless Crake

Crex egregia comparado con Zapornia tabuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Crake Spotless Crake
Nombre científico Crex egregia Zapornia tabuensis
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 16,1 cm (6.3 in)
Peso 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 42,25 g (1.49 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-9 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Crake only

Spotless Crake only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Spotless 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.

Spotless Crake

Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a small 17–20 cm, dark crake of the Pacific and Australasia. Uniform dark slate-grey with brown back; red eye and reddish bill base; no spotting. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes, sedge swamps, and dense reed beds from New Guinea and Australia east through Polynesia. Secretive.

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