Guadalcanal Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia woodfordi से तुलना Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Guadalcanal Rail White Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hypotaenidia woodfordi Porphyrio albus
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 33.5 cm (13.2 in)
वजन 531.3333333333334 g (18.74 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Guadalcanal Rail only

कोई नहीं

White Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Guadalcanal Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Guadalcanal Rail

Guadalcanal Rail (Hypotaenidia woodfordi), 28 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red eye and bill. Endemic to Guadalcanal and Malaita, Solomon Islands. Inhabits grassland, marsh edges and agricultural land. Omnivore. Least Concern; common within its Solomon Islands range.

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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