Dot-winged Crake vs African Rail

Laterallus spilopterus comparado com Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Dot-winged Crake African Rail
Nome científico Laterallus spilopterus Rallus caerulescens
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,2 cm (6.0 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 56,5 g (1.99 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Dot-winged Crake only

Nenhum

African Rail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Dot-winged Crake

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Dot-winged Crake

Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of the Galápagos Islands. Brown above with white spots on wing coverts; grey below with barred flanks. Endemic to Santa Cruz and several other Galápagos islands. Inhabits highland wet zones with dense vegetation and marsh edges. Secretive but locally common.

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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