White-browed Crake vs White Swamphen

Amaurornis cinerea verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

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Merkmal White-browed Crake White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Amaurornis cinerea Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,8 cm (7.4 in)
Gewicht 51,25 g (1.81 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

White-browed Crake only

White Swamphen only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-browed Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

White-browed Crake

White-browed Crake (Amaurornis cinerea) is a small 19–22 cm crake of South and South-East Asian wetlands. White supercilium contrasts with dark cap; olive-brown above; grey breast; pale belly. Found from India east to China, Japan, and Australia. Inhabits freshwater marshes, rice paddies, and reed beds.

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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