African Crake vs Tristan Moorhen

Crex egregia в сравнении с Gallinula nesiotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Crake Tristan Moorhen
Научное название Crex egregia Gallinula nesiotis
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Масса 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 517,5 g (18.25 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-9 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Crake only

Нет

Tristan Moorhen only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Tristan Moorhen

About These Birds

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

Tristan Moorhen

Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Dark sooty-brown with reduced wings and stout legs. Related to Common Moorhen but island-adapted. Extirpated by introduced rats and cats by the 19th century. Known from subfossil remains and early expedition accounts.

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