African Rail vs Laysan Rail

Rallus caerulescens ile kıyaslandığında Zapornia palmeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Rail Laysan Rail
Bilimsel Ad Rallus caerulescens Zapornia palmeri
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Ağırlık 160,25 g (5.65 oz) 46,3 g (1.63 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-6 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Rail only

Laysan Rail only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Rail

Extinct

Laysan Rail

About These Birds

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.

Laysan Rail

Laysan Rail (Zapornia palmeri) is an extinct tiny 15 cm flightless rail formerly endemic to Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Pale brownish with short wings; lively and inquisitive behavior noted by early observers. Survived until 1944 when introduced rabbits devastated the island's vegetation, eliminating food and cover.

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