Red-fronted Coot vs African Rail

Fulica rufifrons से तुलना Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Red-fronted Coot African Rail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Fulica rufifrons Rallus caerulescens
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-9 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Red-fronted Coot only

कोई नहीं

African Rail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coot

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Red-fronted Coot

Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a 36–42 cm coot of South America's Andean and southern marshes, from Argentina and Chile north to Bolivia. All-black plumage with a conspicuous bright red frontal shield and white bill. Inhabits large open freshwater lakes with reed margins. Feeds on aquatic vegetation by diving and dabbling. Locally common.

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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