Buff-banded Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia philippensis से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Buff-banded Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hypotaenidia philippensis Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
वजन 186.66666666666666 g (6.58 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Buff-banded Rail only

White Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Buff-banded Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Buff-banded Rail

Buff-banded Rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis), 31 cm. Strongly barred underparts; rufous breast band; brown streaked back. Widespread coloniser from the Philippines through Australia and across the Pacific. Inhabits marshes, grassland and coastal scrub. Omnivore. Least Concern; highly dispersive.

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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