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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Grey-headed Swamphen	African Rail
Nom scientifique	Porphyrio poliocephalus	Rallus caerulescens
Ordre	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
Famille	Rallidae	Rallidae
Statut de conservation	Not Evaluated	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	—	23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Poids	659,5 g (23.26 oz)	160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	3-7	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Grey-headed Swamphen only

Aucun(e)

African Rail only

Aucun(e)

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Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Grey-headed Swamphen

Least Concern

African Rail

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About These Birds

Grey-headed Swamphen

Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a 38–48 cm swamphen of South and Southeast Asia, from Turkey east to southern China and Sri Lanka. Deep purple-blue with greenish back; distinguished by pale grey head contrasting with body. Large red bill and frontal shield. Inhabits freshwater marshes and reed beds.

African Rail

African Rail (Rallus caerulescens), 28 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; blue-grey underparts; barred white flanks; red bill and legs. Found in freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in wetland habitat.

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