Rufous-necked Wood-rail vs White Swamphen

Aramides axillaris comparado con Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-necked Wood-rail White Swamphen
Nombre científico Aramides axillaris Porphyrio albus
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud — —
Envergadura 33,2 cm (13.1 in) —
Peso 285,6666666666667 g (10.08 oz) —
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 5-6 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-necked Wood-rail only

White Swamphen only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Rufous-necked Wood-rail (Aramides axillaris), 28 cm. Grey head, rufous neck and breast, olive back, red legs and bill. Found in mangrove and coastal forest from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. Omnivore: crabs, invertebrates and plant material. Least Concern; mangrove specialist.

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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