White Swamphen vs Kosrae Crake

Porphyrio albus 比較対象 Zapornia monasa

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White Swamphen Kosrae Crake
学名 Porphyrio albus Zapornia monasa
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Extinct
体長
翼開長
体重
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White Swamphen only

None

Kosrae Crake only

None

保全状況

Extinct

White Swamphen

Extinct

Kosrae Crake

About These Birds

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.

Kosrae Crake

Kosrae Crake (Zapornia monasa) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Kosrae in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia. Known from bones and a single 19th-century description. Dark plumage, reduced wings. Extirpated following Polynesian and later European settlement; likely lost to introduced rats and cats.

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