Striped Flufftail vs Slender-billed Flufftail

Sarothrura affinis 对比 Sarothrura watersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Striped Flufftail Slender-billed Flufftail
学名 Sarothrura affinis Sarothrura watersi
Gruiformes Gruiformes
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

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Striped Flufftail only

Slender-billed Flufftail only

保护状况

Least Concern

Striped Flufftail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

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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