Tsingy Forest Rail vs Madagascar Forest Rail

Mentocrex beankaensis comparado con Mentocrex kioloides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tsingy Forest Rail Madagascar Forest Rail
Nombre científico Mentocrex beankaensis Mentocrex kioloides
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 28,4 cm (11.2 in) 24,4 cm (9.6 in)
Peso 246,0 g (8.68 oz) 226,0 g (7.97 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Tsingy Forest Rail only

Ninguno

Madagascar Forest Rail only

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Tsingy Forest Rail

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

About These Birds

Tsingy Forest Rail

Tsingy Forest Rail (Mentocrex beankaensis), 21 cm. Similar to Madagascar Forest Rail but adapted to the Tsingy limestone formations in western Madagascar. Cryptic brown plumage; red bill. Omnivore in dense karst forest undergrowth. Vulnerable; restricted to the Beanka forest and adjacent tsingy habitats.

Madagascar Forest Rail

Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides), 22 cm. Small; chestnut-brown above, grey below with a red bill. Endemic to eastern Madagascar primary rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material in dense undergrowth. Least Concern; still relatively common in intact eastern humid forest.

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