Hawkins's Rail vs African Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi verglichen mit Porphyrio madagascariensis

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Merkmal Hawkins's Rail African Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio madagascariensis
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Not Evaluated
Länge
Flügelspannweite
Gewicht 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Hawkins's Rail only

African Swamphen only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Not Evaluated

African Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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