Zapata Rail vs White Swamphen

Cyanolimnas cerverai से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Zapata Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Cyanolimnas cerverai Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 20.5 cm (8.1 in)
वजन 175.0 g (6.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Zapata Rail only

कोई नहीं

White Swamphen only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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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