Hawkins's Rail vs White Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi comparado com Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hawkins's Rail White Swamphen
Nome científico Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio albus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Hawkins's Rail only

Nenhum

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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