Tahiti Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia pacifica so với Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Tahiti Rail African Rail
Tên Khoa Học Hypotaenidia pacifica 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 158,5 g (5.59 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Tahiti Rail only

Không

African Rail only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Tahiti Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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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