Calayan Rail vs White Swamphen

Aptenorallus calayanensis в сравнении с Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Calayan Rail White Swamphen
Научное название Aptenorallus calayanensis Porphyrio albus
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев
Масса 244,5 g (8.62 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Calayan Rail only

Нет

White Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Calayan Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Calayan Rail

Calayan Rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis), 20 cm. Brown above; grey underparts; yellow-green bill; short wings suggesting flightlessness. Discovered in 2004; endemic to Calayan Island, Philippines. Inhabits forest undergrowth. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny single-island range with minimal forest remaining.

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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