African Rail vs Spotless Crake

Rallus caerulescens в сравнении с Zapornia tabuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Rail Spotless Crake
Научное название Rallus caerulescens Zapornia tabuensis
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 16,1 cm (6.3 in)
Масса 160,25 g (5.65 oz) 42,25 g (1.49 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-6 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Rail only

Spotless Crake only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Rail

Least Concern

Spotless 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.

Spotless Crake

Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a small 17–20 cm, dark crake of the Pacific and Australasia. Uniform dark slate-grey with brown back; red eye and reddish bill base; no spotting. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes, sedge swamps, and dense reed beds from New Guinea and Australia east through Polynesia. Secretive.

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