Zapata Rail vs White Swamphen

Cyanolimnas cerverai 比較対象 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Zapata Rail White Swamphen
学名 Cyanolimnas cerverai Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Extinct
体長
翼開長 20.5 cm (8.1 in)
体重 175.0 g (6.17 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Zapata Rail only

None

White Swamphen only

保全状況

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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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