African Crake vs Tahiti Rail

Crex egregia в сравнении с Hypotaenidia pacifica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Crake Tahiti Rail
Научное название Crex egregia Hypotaenidia pacifica
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) 158,5 g (5.59 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Crake only

Нет

Tahiti Rail only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Tahiti Rail

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.

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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