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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	White-spotted Flufftail	Slender-billed Flufftail
学名	Sarothrura pulchra	Sarothrura watersi
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Sarothruridae	Sarothruridae
保全状況	Least Concern	Near Threatened
体長	—	—
翼開長	16.1 cm (6.3 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)
体重	45.300000000000004 g (1.60 oz)	26.5 g (0.93 oz)
食性	--	--
一腹卵数	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

White-spotted Flufftail only

🌲 Forest

Slender-billed Flufftail only

None

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保全状況

Least Concern

White-spotted Flufftail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

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About These Birds

White-spotted Flufftail

White-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra), 15 cm. Small African rail; male rufous with white spots on wings and flanks, female brown. Inhabits dense undergrowth of lowland and montane forest across central and western Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread but secretive.

Slender-billed Flufftail

Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi), 14 cm. Very poorly known; brown with a thin bill adapted for probing. Endemic to eastern Madagascar, recorded from a handful of wetland localities. Omnivore. Endangered; extremely rarely recorded; habitat loss continues.

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