Hawkins's Rail vs African Rail

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi so với Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Hawkins's Rail African Rail
Tên Khoa Học Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Rallus caerulescens
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Khối Lượng 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Hawkins's Rail only

African Rail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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