Chestnut rail vs Corn crake
The chestnut rail is heavier: 684.5 g against 154.9 g for the corn crake, about 4.4 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a chestnut rail and a corn crake?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The chestnut rail is heavier: 684.5 g against 154.9 g for the corn crake, about 4.4 times the weight.
- They share the family Rallidae but sit in different genera: Chestnut rail in Eulabeornis, Corn crake in Crex.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Chestnut rail | Corn crake | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Eulabeornis castaneoventris | Crex crex |
| Family | Rallidae | Rallidae |
| Order | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Weight | 629 g – 746 g | 142 g – 169 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 5.83 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | grassland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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