Hawkins's Rail vs African Rail

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi 比較対象 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hawkins's Rail African Rail
学名 Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi 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 2000.0 g (70.55 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Hawkins's Rail only

African Rail only

保全状況

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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