Swinhoe's Rail vs White Swamphen

Coturnicops exquisitus в сравнении с Porphyrio albus

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Характеристика Swinhoe's Rail White Swamphen
Научное название Coturnicops exquisitus Porphyrio albus
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Масса 55,900000000000006 g (1.97 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Swinhoe's Rail only

Нет

White Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Rail

Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a tiny 13–14 cm rail of East Asia and Siberia. Streaked brown plumage with a buffy face; very small and quail-like. Breeds in Siberia, Manchuria, and Mongolia; winters in south-east China, Korea, and Japan. Inhabits wet grassland, rice paddies, and sedge marshes. Extremely secretive; rarely detected.

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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