Drummer Rail vs White Swamphen

Habroptila wallacii comparado com Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Drummer Rail White Swamphen
Nome científico Habroptila wallacii Porphyrio albus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 32,6 cm (12.8 in)
Peso 1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Drummer Rail only

Nenhum

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Drummer Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Drummer Rail

Drummer Rail (Habroptila wallacii), 38 cm. Large, nearly flightless; grey with brown upperparts and a thick red bill. Endemic to Halmahera, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland primary forest floor. Omnivore; produces a deep drumming call. Vulnerable; deforestation on Halmahera.

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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