African Crake vs Tristan Moorhen

Crex egregia 对比 Gallinula nesiotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Crake Tristan Moorhen
学名 Crex egregia Gallinula nesiotis
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 24.2 cm (9.5 in)
体重 120.66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 517.5 g (18.25 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-9 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Crake only

Tristan Moorhen only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Crake

Extinct

Tristan Moorhen

About These Birds

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.

Tristan Moorhen

Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Dark sooty-brown with reduced wings and stout legs. Related to Common Moorhen but island-adapted. Extirpated by introduced rats and cats by the 19th century. Known from subfossil remains and early expedition accounts.

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