Madagascar Forest Rail vs Chestnut-headed Flufftail

Mentocrex kioloides comparado com Sarothrura lugens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Madagascar Forest Rail Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Nome científico Mentocrex kioloides Sarothrura lugens
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 14,3 cm (5.6 in)
Peso 226,0 g (7.97 oz) 30,8 g (1.09 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Madagascar Forest Rail only

Nenhum

Chestnut-headed Flufftail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

Least Concern

Chestnut-headed Flufftail

About These Birds

Madagascar Forest Rail

Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides), 22 cm. Small; chestnut-brown above, grey below with a red bill. Endemic to eastern Madagascar primary rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material in dense undergrowth. Least Concern; still relatively common in intact eastern humid forest.

Chestnut-headed Flufftail

Chestnut-headed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens), 14 cm. Male has a bright chestnut head and neck; dark brown body with white streaks. Inhabits high-altitude grassland and montane forest edges from Cameroon to Ethiopia. Omnivore. Least Concern; uncommon but widespread at elevation.

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