African Rail vs Little Crake

Rallus caerulescens 对比 Zapornia parva

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Rail Little Crake
学名 Rallus caerulescens Zapornia parva
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 23.8 cm (9.4 in) 20.2 cm (8.0 in)
体重 160.25 g (5.65 oz) 50.75 g (1.79 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-6 7-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Rail only

Little Crake only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Rail

Least Concern

Little Crake

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.

Little Crake

Little Crake (Zapornia parva) is a small 17–20 cm crake of Eurasian freshwater marshes. Olive-brown above; male has blue-grey face and breast; short greenish bill. Breeds from Eastern Europe east to Central Asia; winters in Africa and South Asia. Inhabits dense reed beds and sedge marshes. Highly secretive; detected by purring call. Migratory.

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