Baillon's crake vs Spotless crake
The spotless crake is heavier: 42.2 g against 35.4 g for the baillon's crake, about 19% more.
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What is the difference between a baillon's crake and a spotless crake?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The spotless crake is heavier: 42.2 g against 35.4 g for the baillon's crake, about 19% more.
- Both belong to the genus Zapornia, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the baillon's crake for 1 in total, the spotless crake for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Baillon's crake | Spotless crake | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Zapornia pusilla | Zapornia tabuensis |
| Family | Rallidae | Rallidae |
| Order | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Weight | 34 g – 35.4 g | 38.5 g – 47.6 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | wetland | wetland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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