Tsingy Forest Rail vs Chestnut Forest Rail

Mentocrex beankaensis comparado con Rallicula rubra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tsingy Forest Rail Chestnut Forest Rail
Nombre científico Mentocrex beankaensis Rallicula rubra
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 28,4 cm (11.2 in) 18,5 cm (7.3 in)
Peso 246,0 g (8.68 oz) 76,625 g (2.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Tsingy Forest Rail only

Ninguno

Chestnut Forest Rail only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Tsingy Forest Rail

Least Concern

Chestnut 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.

Chestnut Forest Rail

Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra), 20 cm. Entirely warm chestnut-rufous; short tail and red bill. Endemic to New Guinea (mountains above 1,200 m). Inhabits dense undergrowth of montane forest. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in suitable montane habitat.

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