Speckled Rail vs White Swamphen

Coturnicops notatus से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Speckled Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Coturnicops notatus Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.7 cm (5.8 in)
वजन 27.5 g (0.97 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Speckled Rail only

कोई नहीं

White Swamphen only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Speckled Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Speckled Rail

Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus) is a small 15–17 cm, poorly-known rail of South America. Olive-brown above; white-spotted breast and flanks. Found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Inhabits wet grasslands, marsh edges, and seasonally flooded savannas. Extremely secretive; known from few specimens.

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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