Spot-flanked Gallinule vs African Rail

Porphyriops melanops so với Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Spot-flanked Gallinule African Rail
Tên Khoa Học Porphyriops melanops Rallus caerulescens
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Khối Lượng 189,5 g (6.68 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 4-8 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Spot-flanked Gallinule only

Không

African Rail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a small 22–25 cm rail of southern South America's marshes and reed-beds. Dark olive-brown above with white-spotted flanks, grey face, and short red-tipped yellow bill. Frequents still or slow-moving freshwater wetlands in Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil, and Chile.

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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