Madagascar Forest Rail vs White-winged Flufftail

Mentocrex kioloides comparé à Sarothrura ayresi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Madagascar Forest Rail White-winged Flufftail
Nom scientifique Mentocrex kioloides Sarothrura ayresi
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 14,6 cm (5.7 in)
Poids 226,0 g (7.97 oz) 31,8 g (1.12 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Madagascar Forest Rail only

White-winged Flufftail only

Statut de conservation

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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