Swinhoe's Rail vs White Swamphen

Coturnicops exquisitus comparado com Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Swinhoe's Rail White Swamphen
Nome científico Coturnicops exquisitus Porphyrio albus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Peso 55,900000000000006 g (1.97 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Swinhoe's Rail only

Nenhum

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Rail

Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a tiny 13–14 cm rail of East Asia and Siberia. Streaked brown plumage with a buffy face; very small and quail-like. Breeds in Siberia, Manchuria, and Mongolia; winters in south-east China, Korea, and Japan. Inhabits wet grassland, rice paddies, and sedge marshes. Extremely secretive; rarely detected.

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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