Purple Gallinule vs African Rail

Porphyrio martinicus comparado con Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Purple Gallinule African Rail
Nombre científico Porphyrio martinicus Rallus caerulescens
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,9 cm (13.7 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 239,5666666666667 g (8.45 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Purple Gallinule only

Ninguno

African Rail only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Purple Gallinule

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Purple Gallinule

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) is a dazzling 26–37 cm rail of the Americas. Brilliant purple-blue plumage with green back, red and yellow bill, blue frontal shield, and yellow legs. Inhabits freshwater marshes with floating vegetation from the southern USA to Argentina. A strong wanderer; recorded across the Atlantic.

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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