Guam Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia owstoni verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Guam Rail White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hypotaenidia owstoni Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 22,4 cm (8.8 in)
Gewicht 230,25 g (8.12 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Guam Rail only

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White Swamphen only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Guam Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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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