Wake Island Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia wakensis مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wake Island Rail White Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Hypotaenidia wakensis Porphyrio albus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 106,1 g (3.74 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Wake Island Rail only

بلا

White Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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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