Chestnut Rail vs White Swamphen

Eulabeornis castaneoventris comparado com Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chestnut Rail White Swamphen
Nome científico Eulabeornis castaneoventris Porphyrio albus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Peso 699,0 g (24.66 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Chestnut Rail only

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Chestnut Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Chestnut Rail

Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris), 40 cm. Grey head and back; warm chestnut belly; red bill. Inhabits mangrove and tidal forest of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Omnivore: crabs, fish and invertebrates. Least Concern; mangrove specialist.

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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