Rufous-faced Crake vs African Rail

Laterallus xenopterus comparado con Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-faced Crake African Rail
Nombre científico Laterallus xenopterus Rallus caerulescens
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,9 cm (5.5 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 59,75 g (2.11 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-faced Crake only

Ninguno

African Rail only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Rufous-faced Crake

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Rufous-faced Crake

Rufous-faced Crake (Laterallus xenopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of central South America, found in Paraguay, Brazil, and Bolivia. Dark brown above; bright rufous face and breast with white-and-black barred flanks. Inhabits wet grasslands and marshes. Secretive and little-studied; detected primarily by call.

African Rail

African Rail (Rallus caerulescens), 28 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; blue-grey underparts; barred white flanks; red bill and legs. Found in freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in wetland habitat.

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