Hawkins's Rail vs White Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi comparado con Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hawkins's Rail White Swamphen
Nombre científico Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio albus
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Hawkins's Rail only

Ninguno

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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