Dot-winged Crake vs White Swamphen

Laterallus spilopterus 比較対象 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Dot-winged Crake White Swamphen
学名 Laterallus spilopterus Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Extinct
体長
翼開長 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
体重 56.5 g (1.99 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Dot-winged Crake only

White Swamphen only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Dot-winged Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dot-winged Crake

Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of the Galápagos Islands. Brown above with white spots on wing coverts; grey below with barred flanks. Endemic to Santa Cruz and several other Galápagos islands. Inhabits highland wet zones with dense vegetation and marsh edges. Secretive but locally common.

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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