Zapata Rail vs White Swamphen

Cyanolimnas cerverai в сравнении с Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Zapata Rail White Swamphen
Научное название Cyanolimnas cerverai Porphyrio albus
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 20,5 cm (8.1 in)
Масса 175,0 g (6.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Zapata Rail only

Нет

White Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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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