Dot-winged Crake vs White Swamphen

Laterallus spilopterus مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Dot-winged Crake White Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Laterallus spilopterus Porphyrio albus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
الوزن 56,5 g (1.99 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Dot-winged Crake only

White Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Dot-winged Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dot-winged Crake

Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of the Galápagos Islands. Brown above with white spots on wing coverts; grey below with barred flanks. Endemic to Santa Cruz and several other Galápagos islands. Inhabits highland wet zones with dense vegetation and marsh edges. Secretive but locally common.

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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