Slaty-breasted Wood-rail vs White Swamphen

Aramides saracura verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Slaty-breasted Wood-rail White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aramides saracura Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Gewicht 500,0 g (17.64 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail only

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White Swamphen only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail (Aramides saracura), 36 cm. Grey head and breast; olive back; rufous belly; red legs. Endemic to Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina and Paraguay. Inhabits riparian and gallery forest. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in its restricted Atlantic Forest range.

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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