New Britain Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia insignis 比較対象 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 New Britain Rail White Swamphen
学名 Hypotaenidia insignis Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Extinct
体長
翼開長 27.6 cm (10.9 in)
体重 353.1 g (12.46 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

New Britain Rail only

None

White Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Near Threatened

New Britain Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

New Britain Rail

New Britain Rail (Hypotaenidia insignis), 30 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red bill and eye. Endemic to New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Inhabits grassland, savanna and marsh edges. Omnivore. Near Threatened; deforestation and habitat alteration on New Britain.

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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