Dieffenbach's Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Dieffenbach's Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Extinct Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव
वजन 274.6 g (9.69 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Dieffenbach's Rail only

कोई नहीं

White Swamphen only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Extinct

Dieffenbach's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dieffenbach's Rail

Dieffenbach's Rail (Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Hunted to extinction by Polynesian and European settlers by approximately 1840. Known from a few museum specimens collected in 1839–40.

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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