African Rail vs Hawaiian Rail

Rallus caerulescens в сравнении с Zapornia sandwichensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

African Rail only

Hawaiian Rail only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Rail

Extinct

Hawaiian Rail

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.

Hawaiian Rail

Hawaiian Rail (Zapornia sandwichensis) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to the Island of Hawai'i. Known from a single 19th-century specimen and subfossil bones. Dark brown plumage with greatly reduced wings. Extirpated by the late 1800s due to introduced predators and habitat loss.

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