Guam Rail vs African Swamphen

Hypotaenidia owstoni مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Guam Rail African Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Hypotaenidia owstoni Porphyrio madagascariensis
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 22,4 cm (8.8 in)
الوزن 230,25 g (8.12 oz) 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Guam Rail only

African Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Guam Rail

Not Evaluated

African 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.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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