African Rail vs Saint Helena Rail

Rallus caerulescens 비교 대상 Zapornia astrictocarpus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 African Rail Saint Helena Rail
학명 Rallus caerulescens Zapornia astrictocarpus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
체중 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

African Rail only

Saint Helena Rail only

보전 상태

Least Concern

African Rail

Extinct

Saint Helena 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.

Saint Helena Rail

Saint Helena Rail (Zapornia astrictocarpus) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Saint Helena island. Known only from subfossil bones. Extirpated rapidly after European settlement in 1502 due to introduced predators and habitat loss.

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