White-breasted Waterhen vs White Swamphen

Amaurornis phoenicurus comparado con Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-breasted Waterhen White Swamphen
Nombre científico Amaurornis phoenicurus Porphyrio albus
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 29,4 cm (11.6 in)
Peso 212,66666666666666 g (7.50 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 4-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-breasted Waterhen only

White Swamphen only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

White-breasted Waterhen

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

White-breasted Waterhen

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a bold 28–33 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Slaty-black above; white face and breast; chestnut vent; red base to yellow bill. Common across India, South-East Asia, and China in marshes, rice paddies, ditches, and waterways. Often forages in open, even in towns.

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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