African Crake vs Watercock

Crex egregia comparé à Gallicrex cinerea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut African Crake Watercock
Nom scientifique Crex egregia Gallicrex cinerea
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 37,2 cm (14.6 in)
Poids 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 426,6666666666667 g (15.05 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-9 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

African Crake only

Watercock only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Watercock

About These Birds

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

Watercock

Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a medium 42–43 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Strongly sexually dimorphic; breeding male dark slaty with distinctive red frontal shield and knob; female brown-streaked. Inhabits rice paddies, freshwater marshes, and flooded grasslands from India east to China and Indonesia. Partly migratory. Polygynous.

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