New Britain Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia insignis verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal New Britain Rail White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hypotaenidia insignis Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Gewicht 353,1 g (12.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

New Britain Rail only

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White Swamphen only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

New Britain Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

New Britain Rail

New Britain Rail (Hypotaenidia insignis), 30 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red bill and eye. Endemic to New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Inhabits grassland, savanna and marsh edges. Omnivore. Near Threatened; deforestation and habitat alteration on New Britain.

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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