Zapata Rail vs African Swamphen

Cyanolimnas cerverai so với Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Zapata Rail African Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Cyanolimnas cerverai Porphyrio madagascariensis
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Critically Endangered Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 20,5 cm (8.1 in)
Khối Lượng 175,0 g (6.17 oz) 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Zapata Rail only

Không

African Swamphen only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Not Evaluated

African Swamphen

About These Birds

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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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