Tahiti Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia pacifica comparado com Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tahiti Rail White Swamphen
Nome científico Hypotaenidia pacifica Porphyrio albus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura
Peso 158,5 g (5.59 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Tahiti Rail only

White Swamphen only

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Tahiti Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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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