Swinhoe's Rail vs White Swamphen

Coturnicops exquisitus से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Swinhoe's Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Coturnicops exquisitus Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
वजन 55.900000000000006 g (1.97 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Swinhoe's Rail only

कोई नहीं

White Swamphen only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Rail

Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a tiny 13–14 cm rail of East Asia and Siberia. Streaked brown plumage with a buffy face; very small and quail-like. Breeds in Siberia, Manchuria, and Mongolia; winters in south-east China, Korea, and Japan. Inhabits wet grassland, rice paddies, and sedge marshes. Extremely secretive; rarely detected.

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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