African Crake vs Sakalava Rail

Crex egregia comparado com Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Crake Sakalava Rail
Nome científico Crex egregia Zapornia olivieri
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Peso 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-9 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Crake only

Sakalava Rail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Crake

Endangered

Sakalava Rail

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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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