Snoring Rail vs White Swamphen

Aramidopsis plateni comparado com Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Snoring Rail White Swamphen
Nome científico Aramidopsis plateni Porphyrio albus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 116,0 g (4.09 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Snoring Rail only

Nenhum

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Snoring Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Snoring Rail

Snoring Rail (Aramidopsis plateni), 30 cm. Brown above; grey underparts; named for its pig-like snoring call. Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Inhabits dense lowland and montane forest undergrowth near streams. Omnivore. Vulnerable; deforestation on Sulawesi.

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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