African Rail vs Little Crake

Rallus caerulescens в сравнении с Zapornia parva

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Rail Little Crake
Научное название Rallus caerulescens Zapornia parva
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 20,2 cm (8.0 in)
Масса 160,25 g (5.65 oz) 50,75 g (1.79 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-6 7-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Rail only

Нет

Little Crake only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Rail

Least Concern

Little Crake

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.

Little Crake

Little Crake (Zapornia parva) is a small 17–20 cm crake of Eurasian freshwater marshes. Olive-brown above; male has blue-grey face and breast; short greenish bill. Breeds from Eastern Europe east to Central Asia; winters in Africa and South Asia. Inhabits dense reed beds and sedge marshes. Highly secretive; detected by purring call. Migratory.

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