Hawkins's Rail vs White Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Hawkins's Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Extinct Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव
वजन 2000.0 g (70.55 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Hawkins's Rail only

कोई नहीं

White Swamphen only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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