Mascarene Coot vs African Rail

Fulica newtonii 对比 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mascarene Coot African Rail
学名 Fulica newtonii Rallus caerulescens
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Extinct Least Concern
体长
翼展 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Mascarene Coot only

African Rail only

保护状况

Extinct

Mascarene Coot

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Mascarene Coot

Mascarene Coot (Fulica newtonii) is an extinct giant coot formerly inhabiting Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Larger than Eurasian Coot; likely flightless or near-flightless. Extirpated by hunting and introduced predators in the 17th–18th centuries. Known from subfossil remains and written accounts by early European visitors.

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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