Chestnut Rail vs White Swamphen

Eulabeornis castaneoventris comparado con Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chestnut Rail White Swamphen
Nombre científico Eulabeornis castaneoventris Porphyrio albus
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Peso 699,0 g (24.66 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Chestnut Rail only

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Chestnut Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Chestnut Rail

Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris), 40 cm. Grey head and back; warm chestnut belly; red bill. Inhabits mangrove and tidal forest of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Omnivore: crabs, fish and invertebrates. 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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