African Crake vs Spotless Crake

Crex egregia comparé à Zapornia tabuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut African Crake Spotless Crake
Nom scientifique Crex egregia Zapornia tabuensis
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 16,1 cm (6.3 in)
Poids 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 42,25 g (1.49 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-9 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

African Crake only

Spotless Crake only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Spotless 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.

Spotless Crake

Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a small 17–20 cm, dark crake of the Pacific and Australasia. Uniform dark slate-grey with brown back; red eye and reddish bill base; no spotting. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes, sedge swamps, and dense reed beds from New Guinea and Australia east through Polynesia. Secretive.

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