Wake Island Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia wakensis से तुलना Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Wake Island Rail African Rail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hypotaenidia wakensis Rallus caerulescens
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Extinct Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
वजन 106.1 g (3.74 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Wake Island Rail only

कोई नहीं

African Rail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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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