African Rail vs Sakalava Rail

Rallus caerulescens comparado com Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Rail Sakalava Rail
Nome científico Rallus caerulescens Zapornia olivieri
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Peso 160,25 g (5.65 oz) 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-6 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Rail only

Sakalava Rail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Rail

Endangered

Sakalava Rail

About These Birds

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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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