White-breasted Waterhen vs White Swamphen

Amaurornis phoenicurus से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता White-breasted Waterhen White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Amaurornis phoenicurus Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 29.4 cm (11.6 in)
वजन 212.66666666666666 g (7.50 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 4-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

White-breasted Waterhen only

White Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

White-breasted Waterhen

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

White-breasted Waterhen

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a bold 28–33 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Slaty-black above; white face and breast; chestnut vent; red base to yellow bill. Common across India, South-East Asia, and China in marshes, rice paddies, ditches, and waterways. Often forages in open, even in towns.

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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