Hawkins's Rail vs African Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi 比較対象 Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hawkins's Rail African Swamphen
学名 Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio madagascariensis
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長
体重 2000.0 g (70.55 oz) 608.0 g (21.45 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Hawkins's Rail only

African Swamphen only

保全状況

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Not Evaluated

African 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.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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