African Crake vs Grey-headed Swamphen

Crex egregia ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio poliocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Crake Grey-headed Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Crex egregia Porphyrio poliocephalus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Not Evaluated
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Ağırlık 120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 659,5 g (23.26 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-9 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Crake only

Hiçbiri

Grey-headed Swamphen only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Crake

Not Evaluated

Grey-headed Swamphen

About These Birds

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

Grey-headed Swamphen

Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a 38–48 cm swamphen of South and Southeast Asia, from Turkey east to southern China and Sri Lanka. Deep purple-blue with greenish back; distinguished by pale grey head contrasting with body. Large red bill and frontal shield. Inhabits freshwater marshes and reed beds.

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