Chestnut-headed crake vs Corn crake
The corn crake is heavier: 154.9 g against 126 g for the chestnut-headed crake, about 23% more.
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What is the difference between a chestnut-headed crake and a corn crake?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The corn crake is heavier: 154.9 g against 126 g for the chestnut-headed crake, about 23% more.
- They share the family Rallidae but sit in different genera: Chestnut-headed crake in Anurolimnas, Corn crake in Crex.
Side by side
| Chestnut-headed crake | Corn crake | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Anurolimnas castaneiceps | Crex crex |
| Family | Rallidae | Rallidae |
| Order | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Weight | 126 g | 142 g – 169 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 5.83 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | human_modified | grassland |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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