White Swamphen vs Black-tailed Crake

Porphyrio albus से तुलना Zapornia bicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता White Swamphen Black-tailed Crake
वैज्ञानिक नाम Porphyrio albus Zapornia bicolor
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Extinct Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 22.0 cm (8.7 in)
वजन 107.0 g (3.77 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 5-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

White Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

Black-tailed Crake only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Extinct

White Swamphen

Least Concern

Black-tailed Crake

About These Birds

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.

Black-tailed Crake

Black-tailed Crake (Zapornia bicolor) is a small 19–22 cm crake of the eastern Himalayas and South-East Asia hill forests. Dark olive-brown above; chestnut below; greenish bill; red eye and legs. Inhabits wet hill-forest clearings, rice terraces, and mountain marsh edges from Nepal east to southern China and Indochina.

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