Speckled Rail vs African Rail

Coturnicops notatus comparado com Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Speckled Rail African Rail
Nome científico Coturnicops notatus Rallus caerulescens
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,7 cm (5.8 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 27,5 g (0.97 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Speckled Rail only

Nenhum

African Rail only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Speckled Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Speckled Rail

Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus) is a small 15–17 cm, poorly-known rail of South America. Olive-brown above; white-spotted breast and flanks. Found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Inhabits wet grasslands, marsh edges, and seasonally flooded savannas. Extremely secretive; known from few specimens.

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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