Okinawa Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia okinawae से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Okinawa Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hypotaenidia okinawae Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 28.6 cm (11.3 in)
वजन 434.0 g (15.31 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Okinawa Rail only

कोई नहीं

White Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Okinawa Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Okinawa Rail

Okinawa Rail (Hypotaenidia okinawae), 30 cm. Dark brown above; white-barred underparts; red bill and legs. Flightless or near-flightless; endemic to the northern forests of Okinawa, Japan. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material. Endangered; fewer than 1,500 individuals; threatened by mongoose and traffic.

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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