Dot-winged Crake vs White Swamphen

Laterallus spilopterus comparé à Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Dot-winged Crake White Swamphen
Nom scientifique Laterallus spilopterus Porphyrio albus
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
Poids 56,5 g (1.99 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Dot-winged Crake only

White Swamphen only

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Dot-winged Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dot-winged Crake

Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of the Galápagos Islands. Brown above with white spots on wing coverts; grey below with barred flanks. Endemic to Santa Cruz and several other Galápagos islands. Inhabits highland wet zones with dense vegetation and marsh edges. Secretive but locally common.

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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