Guam Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia owstoni 比較対象 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Guam Rail African Rail
学名 Hypotaenidia owstoni Rallus caerulescens
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 22.4 cm (8.8 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重 230.25 g (8.12 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-4 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Guam Rail only

African Rail only

保全状況

Critically Endangered

Guam Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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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