White Swamphen vs Ridgway's Rail

Porphyrio albus dibandingkan dengan Rallus obsoletus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut White Swamphen Ridgway's Rail
Nama Ilmiah Porphyrio albus Rallus obsoletus
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Extinct Near Threatened
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Berat 295,0 g (10.41 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang -- 4-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

White Swamphen only

Ridgway's Rail only

None

Status Konservasi

Extinct

White Swamphen

Near Threatened

Ridgway's Rail

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.

Ridgway's Rail

Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus), 38 cm. Long-billed; brown above; rufous breast; barred flanks. Found in coastal saltmarshes and freshwater marshes of California and Baja California. Omnivore: crabs, fish, invertebrates. Endangered; severe tidal marsh loss and sea-level rise.

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