Purple Gallinule vs African Rail

Porphyrio martinicus ile kıyaslandığında Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Purple Gallinule African Rail
Bilimsel Ad Porphyrio martinicus Rallus caerulescens
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 34,9 cm (13.7 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Ağırlık 239,5666666666667 g (8.45 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-8 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Purple Gallinule only

Hiçbiri

African Rail only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Purple Gallinule

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Purple Gallinule

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) is a dazzling 26–37 cm rail of the Americas. Brilliant purple-blue plumage with green back, red and yellow bill, blue frontal shield, and yellow legs. Inhabits freshwater marshes with floating vegetation from the southern USA to Argentina. A strong wanderer; recorded across the Atlantic.

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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