Rodrigues Rail vs African Rail

Erythromachus leguati ile kıyaslandığında Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rodrigues Rail African Rail
Bilimsel Ad Erythromachus leguati Rallus caerulescens
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Ağırlık 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Rodrigues Rail only

African Rail only

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Rodrigues Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Rodrigues Rail

Rodrigues Rail (Erythromachus leguati) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean. Known from a 1691 account and subfossil bones; reddish plumage, long legs, reduced wings. Related to Mauritius Red Rail. Extirpated by introduced cats and rats, and direct hunting by settlers, by the early 18th century.

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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