Spotted Crake vs African Rail

Porzana porzana 对比 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Spotted Crake African Rail
学名 Porzana porzana Rallus caerulescens
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 22.6 cm (8.9 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重 97.0 g (3.42 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 8-12 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Spotted Crake only

African Rail only

保护状况

Least Concern

Spotted Crake

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) is a 19–23 cm secretive rail of European and Central Asian freshwater marshes. Brown above with white spotting; greenish-yellow bill with red base. Winters in Africa. Detected mainly by its sharp whit call at dusk. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds in dense marsh vegetation. Migratory.

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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