White-throated Rail vs White Swamphen

Dryolimnas cuvieri comparado con Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-throated Rail White Swamphen
Nombre científico Dryolimnas cuvieri Porphyrio albus
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 27,5 cm (10.8 in)
Peso 199,4 g (7.03 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-throated Rail only

White Swamphen only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

White-throated Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

White-throated Rail

White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri), 28 cm. Brown above; white throat and breast; barred flanks. The nominate race inhabits scrub and wetland of Madagascar and surrounding islands; flightless on Aldabra Atoll. Omnivore. Least Concern for main population; Aldabra population is distinct.

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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