Wake Island Rail vs African Rail

Hypotaenidia wakensis 对比 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wake Island Rail African Rail
学名 Hypotaenidia wakensis 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 106.1 g (3.74 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wake Island Rail only

African Rail only

保护状况

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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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