Rodrigues Rail vs African Rail

Erythromachus leguati so với Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rodrigues Rail African Rail
Tên Khoa Học Erythromachus leguati 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 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Rodrigues Rail only

African Rail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Rodrigues Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Rodrigues Rail

Rodrigues Rail (Erythromachus leguati) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean. Known from a 1691 account and subfossil bones; reddish plumage, long legs, reduced wings. Related to Mauritius Red Rail. Extirpated by introduced cats and rats, and direct hunting by settlers, by the early 18th century.

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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