Madagascar Forest Rail vs Buff-spotted Flufftail

Mentocrex kioloides 对比 Sarothrura elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Forest Rail Buff-spotted Flufftail
学名 Mentocrex kioloides Sarothrura elegans
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 24.4 cm (9.6 in) 17.0 cm (6.7 in)
体重 226.0 g (7.97 oz) 49.5 g (1.75 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Madagascar Forest Rail only

Buff-spotted Flufftail only

保护状况

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

Least Concern

Buff-spotted Flufftail

About These Birds

Madagascar Forest Rail

Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides), 22 cm. Small; chestnut-brown above, grey below with a red bill. Endemic to eastern Madagascar primary rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material in dense undergrowth. Least Concern; still relatively common in intact eastern humid forest.

Buff-spotted Flufftail

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), 14 cm. Male dark with buff spots on breast and wings; female brown. Inhabits dense undergrowth of Afromontane and lowland forest across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; fairly widespread but rarely seen.

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