Madagascar Forest Rail vs White-winged Flufftail

Mentocrex kioloides comparado con Sarothrura ayresi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Madagascar Forest Rail White-winged Flufftail
Nombre científico Mentocrex kioloides Sarothrura ayresi
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 14,6 cm (5.7 in)
Peso 226,0 g (7.97 oz) 31,8 g (1.12 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Madagascar Forest Rail only

White-winged Flufftail only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

Critically Endangered

White-winged Flufftail

About These Birds

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.

White-winged Flufftail

White-winged Flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi), 14 cm. Very rare; male dark with conspicuous white wing patches visible in flight. Breeds in high-altitude Afro-alpine marshes of Ethiopia; non-breeding range in South Africa. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; fewer than 250 mature individuals.

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