Red Rail vs African Rail

Aphanapteryx bonasia 比較対象 Rallus caerulescens

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属性 Red Rail African Rail
学名 Aphanapteryx bonasia Rallus caerulescens
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Red Rail only

African Rail only

保全状況

Extinct

Red Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Red Rail

Red Rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Mauritius. Known from 17th-century illustrations and subfossil bones; chestnut-brown with long curved bill. Closely related to Rodrigues Rail. Extirpated by Dutch settlers and their introduced animals by about 1700.

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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