Hawkins's Rail vs White Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi 比較対象 Porphyrio albus

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属性 Hawkins's Rail White Swamphen
学名 Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Extinct
体長
翼開長
体重 2000.0 g (70.55 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hawkins's Rail only

None

White Swamphen only

保全状況

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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