Purple Gallinule vs African Rail

Porphyrio martinicus so với Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Purple Gallinule African Rail
Tên Khoa Học Porphyrio martinicus Rallus caerulescens
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 34,9 cm (13.7 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Khối Lượng 239,5666666666667 g (8.45 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-8 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Purple Gallinule only

Không

African Rail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Purple Gallinule

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Purple Gallinule

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) is a dazzling 26–37 cm rail of the Americas. Brilliant purple-blue plumage with green back, red and yellow bill, blue frontal shield, and yellow legs. Inhabits freshwater marshes with floating vegetation from the southern USA to Argentina. A strong wanderer; recorded across the Atlantic.

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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