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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