Wake Island Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia wakensis ile kıyaslandığında Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Wake Island Rail African Rail
Bilimsel Ad Hypotaenidia wakensis Rallus caerulescens
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Ağırlık 106,1 g (3.74 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Wake Island Rail only

Hiçbiri

African Rail only

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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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