White-breasted Waterhen vs White Swamphen

Amaurornis phoenicurus verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-breasted Waterhen White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Amaurornis phoenicurus Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 29,4 cm (11.6 in)
Gewicht 212,66666666666666 g (7.50 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

White-breasted Waterhen only

White Swamphen only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-breasted Waterhen

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

White-breasted Waterhen

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a bold 28–33 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Slaty-black above; white face and breast; chestnut vent; red base to yellow bill. Common across India, South-East Asia, and China in marshes, rice paddies, ditches, and waterways. Often forages in open, even in towns.

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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