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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Striped Flufftail	Slender-billed Flufftail
学名	Sarothrura affinis	Sarothrura watersi
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Sarothruridae	Sarothruridae
保护状况	Least Concern	Near Threatened
体长	—	—
翼展	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)
体重	27.5 g (0.97 oz)	26.5 g (0.93 oz)
食性	--	--
产卵数	4-5	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

Striped Flufftail only

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

Slender-billed Flufftail only

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保护状况

Least Concern

Striped Flufftail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

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About These Birds

Striped Flufftail

Striped Flufftail (Sarothrura affinis), 14 cm. Brown above with white streaks below; secretive grassland rail of montane Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. Inhabits rank grass and bracken on highland slopes. Omnivore. Least Concern; widespread in suitable montane grassland.

Slender-billed Flufftail

Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi), 14 cm. Very poorly known; brown with a thin bill adapted for probing. Endemic to eastern Madagascar, recorded from a handful of wetland localities. Omnivore. Endangered; extremely rarely recorded; habitat loss continues.

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