Slaty-breasted Rail vs White Swamphen

Lewinia striata verglichen mit Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Slaty-breasted Rail White Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Lewinia striata Porphyrio albus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 23,0 cm (9.1 in) —
Gewicht 121,0 g (4.27 oz) —
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 5-9 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Slaty-breasted Rail only

White Swamphen only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Slaty-breasted Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Slaty-breasted Rail

Slaty-breasted Rail (Lewinia striata), 28 cm. Blue-grey breast and head; brown streaked back; barred white flanks; red bill. Found from Bangladesh through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia. Inhabits reedbeds and rice paddies. Omnivore. Least Concern.

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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