African Rail vs Laysan Rail

Rallus caerulescens 比較対象 Zapornia palmeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Rail Laysan Rail
学名 Rallus caerulescens Zapornia palmeri
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重 160.25 g (5.65 oz) 46.3 g (1.63 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-6 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Rail only

Laysan Rail only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

African Rail

Extinct

Laysan 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.

Laysan Rail

Laysan Rail (Zapornia palmeri) is an extinct tiny 15 cm flightless rail formerly endemic to Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Pale brownish with short wings; lively and inquisitive behavior noted by early observers. Survived until 1944 when introduced rabbits devastated the island's vegetation, eliminating food and cover.

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