Swinhoe's Rail vs African Swamphen

Coturnicops exquisitus so với Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Swinhoe's Rail African Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Coturnicops exquisitus Porphyrio madagascariensis
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Khối Lượng 55,900000000000006 g (1.97 oz) 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-10 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Swinhoe's Rail only

Không

African Swamphen only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Not Evaluated

African Swamphen

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Rail

Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a tiny 13–14 cm rail of East Asia and Siberia. Streaked brown plumage with a buffy face; very small and quail-like. Breeds in Siberia, Manchuria, and Mongolia; winters in south-east China, Korea, and Japan. Inhabits wet grassland, rice paddies, and sedge marshes. Extremely secretive; rarely detected.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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