Dieffenbach's Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Dieffenbach's Rail White Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii Porphyrio albus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 274,6 g (9.69 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Dieffenbach's Rail only

بلا

White Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Dieffenbach's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dieffenbach's Rail

Dieffenbach's Rail (Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Hunted to extinction by Polynesian and European settlers by approximately 1840. Known from a few museum specimens collected in 1839–40.

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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