Spotted Crake vs African Rail

Porzana porzana comparado com Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Spotted Crake African Rail
Nome científico Porzana porzana Rallus caerulescens
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 97,0 g (3.42 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 8-12 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Spotted Crake only

Nenhum

African Rail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Spotted Crake

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) is a 19–23 cm secretive rail of European and Central Asian freshwater marshes. Brown above with white spotting; greenish-yellow bill with red base. Winters in Africa. Detected mainly by its sharp whit call at dusk. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds in dense marsh vegetation. Migratory.

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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