Drummer Rail vs White Swamphen

Habroptila wallacii مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Drummer Rail White Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Habroptila wallacii Porphyrio albus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 32,6 cm (12.8 in)
الوزن 1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Drummer Rail only

بلا

White Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Drummer Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Drummer Rail

Drummer Rail (Habroptila wallacii), 38 cm. Large, nearly flightless; grey with brown upperparts and a thick red bill. Endemic to Halmahera, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland primary forest floor. Omnivore; produces a deep drumming call. Vulnerable; deforestation on Halmahera.

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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