Watercock vs African Rail

Gallicrex cinerea ile kıyaslandığında Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Watercock African Rail
Bilimsel Ad Gallicrex cinerea Rallus caerulescens
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 37,2 cm (14.6 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Ağırlık 426,6666666666667 g (15.05 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-6 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Watercock only

Hiçbiri

African Rail only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Watercock

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Watercock

Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a medium 42–43 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Strongly sexually dimorphic; breeding male dark slaty with distinctive red frontal shield and knob; female brown-streaked. Inhabits rice paddies, freshwater marshes, and flooded grasslands from India east to China and Indonesia. Partly migratory. Polygynous.

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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