White Swamphen vs Sakalava Rail

Porphyrio albus verglichen mit Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White Swamphen Sakalava Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Porphyrio albus Zapornia olivieri
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Gewicht 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

White Swamphen only

Sakalava Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

White Swamphen

Endangered

Sakalava Rail

About These Birds

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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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