African Crake vs Kosrae Crake

Crex egregia comparé à Zapornia monasa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut African Crake Kosrae Crake
Nom scientifique Crex egregia Zapornia monasa
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Poids 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

African Crake only

Kosrae Crake only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Kosrae Crake

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.

Kosrae Crake

Kosrae Crake (Zapornia monasa) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Kosrae in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia. Known from bones and a single 19th-century description. Dark plumage, reduced wings. Extirpated following Polynesian and later European settlement; likely lost to introduced rats and cats.

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