Calayan Rail vs White Swamphen

Aptenorallus calayanensis مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Calayan Rail White Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Aptenorallus calayanensis Porphyrio albus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 244,5 g (8.62 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Calayan Rail only

بلا

White Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Calayan Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Calayan Rail

Calayan Rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis), 20 cm. Brown above; grey underparts; yellow-green bill; short wings suggesting flightlessness. Discovered in 2004; endemic to Calayan Island, Philippines. Inhabits forest undergrowth. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny single-island range with minimal forest remaining.

White Swamphen

White Swamphen (Porphyrio albus) is an extinct all-white swamphen formerly endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. Known from specimens collected around 1790 and early drawings; had reduced wings indicating flightlessness or near-flightlessness. Extirpated by hunting after European discovery. Related to Australasian Swamphen.

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