Wake Island Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia wakensis в сравнении с Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Wake Island Rail African Rail
Научное название Hypotaenidia wakensis Rallus caerulescens
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Масса 106,1 g (3.74 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Wake Island Rail only

Нет

African Rail only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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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