Guam Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia owstoni مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Guam Rail White Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Hypotaenidia owstoni Porphyrio albus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 22,4 cm (8.8 in)
الوزن 230,25 g (8.12 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Guam Rail only

بلا

White Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Guam Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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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