Tahiti Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia pacifica 对比 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tahiti Rail African Rail
学名 Hypotaenidia pacifica 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 158.5 g (5.59 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Tahiti Rail only

African Rail only

保护状况

Extinct

Tahiti Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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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