Ruddy Crake vs White Swamphen

Laterallus ruber comparado con Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ruddy Crake White Swamphen
Nombre científico Laterallus ruber Porphyrio albus
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 16,3 cm (6.4 in)
Peso 45,2 g (1.59 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ruddy Crake only

Ninguno

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Ruddy Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Ruddy Crake

Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber) is a small 14–16 cm, richly colored crake of Central America. Bright chestnut-rufous body; grey head; greenish bill. Inhabits wet grassy marshes, rice paddies, and flooded fields from Mexico to Costa Rica. Secretive but often calls at dusk; its purring trill is a distinctive wetland sound.

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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