Zapata Rail vs African Rail

Cyanolimnas cerverai comparado com Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Zapata Rail African Rail
Nome científico Cyanolimnas cerverai Rallus caerulescens
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Critically Endangered Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 20,5 cm (8.1 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 175,0 g (6.17 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Zapata Rail only

Nenhum

African Rail only

Estado de conservação

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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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