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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Black-backed Swamphen	African Rail
学名	Porphyrio indicus	Rallus caerulescens
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Rallidae	Rallidae
保全状況	Not Evaluated	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	—	23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重	604.45 g (21.32 oz)	160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性	--	--
一腹卵数	--	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

Black-backed Swamphen only

None

African Rail only

🌾 Grassland

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Black-backed Swamphen

Least Concern

African Rail

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About These Birds

Black-backed Swamphen

Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a 42–50 cm large swamphen of the Indonesian archipelago, including Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and New Guinea. Deep purple-blue with conspicuous jet-black back and mantle, distinguishing it from related swamphens. Massive red bill and frontal shield. Inhabits freshwater swamps and rice paddies.

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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