Spot-flanked Gallinule vs African Rail

Porphyriops melanops в сравнении с Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Spot-flanked Gallinule African Rail
Научное название Porphyriops melanops Rallus caerulescens
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Масса 189,5 g (6.68 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4-8 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Spot-flanked Gallinule only

Нет

African Rail only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a small 22–25 cm rail of southern South America's marshes and reed-beds. Dark olive-brown above with white-spotted flanks, grey face, and short red-tipped yellow bill. Frequents still or slow-moving freshwater wetlands in Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil, and Chile.

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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