Corncrake vs White Swamphen

Crex crex से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Corncrake White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Crex crex Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 27.4 cm (10.8 in)
वजन 158.75 g (5.60 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 8-12 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Corncrake only

White Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Corncrake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Corncrake

Corncrake (Crex crex), 28 cm. Streaky buff-brown; distinctive chestnut wings visible in flight; rasping 'crex-crex' call. Breeds in hay meadows across Europe and western Asia; winters in eastern and southern Africa. Omnivore. Near Threatened; intensive agriculture has caused severe decline.

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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