Tsingy Forest Rail vs Buff-spotted Flufftail

Mentocrex beankaensis comparado com Sarothrura elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tsingy Forest Rail Buff-spotted Flufftail
Nome científico Mentocrex beankaensis Sarothrura elegans
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 28,4 cm (11.2 in) 17,0 cm (6.7 in)
Peso 246,0 g (8.68 oz) 49,5 g (1.75 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Tsingy Forest Rail only

Nenhum

Buff-spotted Flufftail only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Tsingy Forest Rail

Least Concern

Buff-spotted Flufftail

About These Birds

Tsingy Forest Rail

Tsingy Forest Rail (Mentocrex beankaensis), 21 cm. Similar to Madagascar Forest Rail but adapted to the Tsingy limestone formations in western Madagascar. Cryptic brown plumage; red bill. Omnivore in dense karst forest undergrowth. Vulnerable; restricted to the Beanka forest and adjacent tsingy habitats.

Buff-spotted Flufftail

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), 14 cm. Male dark with buff spots on breast and wings; female brown. Inhabits dense undergrowth of Afromontane and lowland forest across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; fairly widespread but rarely seen.

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