New Britain Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia insignis مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة New Britain Rail White Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Hypotaenidia insignis Porphyrio albus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
الوزن 353,1 g (12.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

New Britain Rail only

بلا

White Swamphen only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

New Britain Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

New Britain Rail

New Britain Rail (Hypotaenidia insignis), 30 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red bill and eye. Endemic to New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Inhabits grassland, savanna and marsh edges. Omnivore. Near Threatened; deforestation and habitat alteration on New Britain.

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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