African Crake vs Tristan Moorhen

Crex egregia comparado com Gallinula nesiotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Crake Tristan Moorhen
Nome científico Crex egregia Gallinula nesiotis
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Peso 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 517,5 g (18.25 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-9 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Crake only

Nenhum

Tristan Moorhen only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Tristan Moorhen

About These Birds

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

Tristan Moorhen

Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Dark sooty-brown with reduced wings and stout legs. Related to Common Moorhen but island-adapted. Extirpated by introduced rats and cats by the 19th century. Known from subfossil remains and early expedition accounts.

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