Tahiti Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia pacifica 比較対象 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tahiti Rail African Rail
学名 Hypotaenidia pacifica 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 158.5 g (5.59 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tahiti Rail only

None

African Rail only

None

保全状況

Extinct

Tahiti Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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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