Guadalcanal Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia woodfordi verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Guadalcanal Rail White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hypotaenidia woodfordi Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 33,5 cm (13.2 in)
Gewicht 531,3333333333334 g (18.74 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Guadalcanal Rail only

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White Swamphen only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Guadalcanal Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Guadalcanal Rail

Guadalcanal Rail (Hypotaenidia woodfordi), 28 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red eye and bill. Endemic to Guadalcanal and Malaita, Solomon Islands. Inhabits grassland, marsh edges and agricultural land. Omnivore. Least Concern; common within its Solomon Islands 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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