Red Rail vs African Crake

Aphanapteryx bonasia 对比 Crex egregia

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red Rail African Crake
学名 Aphanapteryx bonasia Crex egregia
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Extinct Least Concern
体长
翼展 24.2 cm (9.5 in)
体重 120.66666666666667 g (4.26 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Red Rail only

African Crake only

保护状况

Extinct

Red Rail

Least Concern

African Crake

About These Birds

Red Rail

Red Rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Mauritius. Known from 17th-century illustrations and subfossil bones; chestnut-brown with long curved bill. Closely related to Rodrigues Rail. Extirpated by Dutch settlers and their introduced animals by about 1700.

African Crake

African Crake (Crex egregia), 22 cm. Brown above with buff and black streaking; grey face and breast; barred white flanks; short bill. Found in wet grassland, rank grass and cultivation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread.

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