African Rail vs Virginia Rail

Rallus caerulescens 比較対象 Rallus limicola

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Rail Virginia Rail
学名 Rallus caerulescens Rallus limicola
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.8 cm (9.4 in) 20.2 cm (8.0 in)
体重 160.25 g (5.65 oz) 83.8 g (2.96 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-6 4-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Rail only

None

Virginia Rail only

保全状況

Least Concern

African Rail

Least Concern

Virginia Rail

About These Birds

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.

Virginia Rail

Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola), 24 cm. Small; brown above; rufous breast and barred grey flanks; long curved red-orange bill. Breeds across North America in freshwater marshes; winters south to Central America. Omnivore: invertebrates, seeds, small fish. Least Concern.

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