Little Wood-rail vs White Swamphen

Aramides mangle в сравнении с Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Little Wood-rail White Swamphen
Научное название Aramides mangle Porphyrio albus
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 32,0 cm (12.6 in)
Масса 183,0 g (6.46 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 5-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Little Wood-rail only

White Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Little Wood-rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Little Wood-rail

Little Wood-rail (Aramides mangle), 28 cm. Olive-brown above; grey head and breast; rufous flanks. Endemic to mangroves and adjacent coastal scrub of Brazil. Omnivore: crabs, molluscs and invertebrates in tidal mud. Vulnerable; restricted to Brazilian coastal mangroves.

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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