Chestnut Rail vs White Swamphen

Eulabeornis castaneoventris verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

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Merkmal Chestnut Rail White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eulabeornis castaneoventris Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Gewicht 699,0 g (24.66 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Chestnut Rail only

White Swamphen only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Chestnut Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Chestnut Rail

Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris), 40 cm. Grey head and back; warm chestnut belly; red bill. Inhabits mangrove and tidal forest of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Omnivore: crabs, fish and invertebrates. Least Concern; mangrove specialist.

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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