African Rail vs Sakalava Rail

Rallus caerulescens 对比 Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Rail Sakalava Rail
学名 Rallus caerulescens Zapornia olivieri
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 23.8 cm (9.4 in) 20.4 cm (8.0 in)
体重 160.25 g (5.65 oz) 121.5 g (4.29 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-6 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Rail only

Sakalava Rail only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Rail

Endangered

Sakalava 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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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