African Crake vs Little Crake

Crex egregia 对比 Zapornia parva

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Crake Little Crake
学名 Crex egregia Zapornia parva
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 24.2 cm (9.5 in) 20.2 cm (8.0 in)
体重 120.66666666666667 g (4.26 oz) 50.75 g (1.79 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-9 7-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Crake only

Little Crake only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Crake

Least Concern

Little Crake

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.

Little Crake

Little Crake (Zapornia parva) is a small 17–20 cm crake of Eurasian freshwater marshes. Olive-brown above; male has blue-grey face and breast; short greenish bill. Breeds from Eastern Europe east to Central Asia; winters in Africa and South Asia. Inhabits dense reed beds and sedge marshes. Highly secretive; detected by purring call. Migratory.

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