Dot-winged Crake vs White Swamphen

Laterallus spilopterus 비교 대상 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Dot-winged Crake White Swamphen
학명 Laterallus spilopterus Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Extinct
체장
날개 폭 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
체중 56.5 g (1.99 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Dot-winged Crake only

White Swamphen only

보전 상태

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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