African Rail vs Saint Helena Rail

Rallus caerulescens 对比 Zapornia astrictocarpus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Rail Saint Helena Rail
学名 Rallus caerulescens Zapornia astrictocarpus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
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

African Rail only

Saint Helena Rail only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Rail

Extinct

Saint Helena Rail

About These Birds

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.

Saint Helena Rail

Saint Helena Rail (Zapornia astrictocarpus) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Saint Helena island. Known only from subfossil bones. Extirpated rapidly after European settlement in 1502 due to introduced predators and habitat loss.

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