Russet-naped Wood-rail vs White Swamphen

Aramides albiventris comparado com Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Russet-naped Wood-rail White Swamphen
Nome científico Aramides albiventris Porphyrio albus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Peso 499,75 g (17.63 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Russet-naped Wood-rail only

White Swamphen only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Russet-naped Wood-rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Russet-naped Wood-rail

Russet-naped Wood-rail (Aramides albiventris), 38 cm. Grey head, rufous nape and breast, olive back, white belly. Found in mangroves, wet forest and swampy areas from Mexico to Costa Rica. Omnivore. Least Concern; moderately common in Central American mangroves.

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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