Drummer Rail vs White Swamphen

Habroptila wallacii в сравнении с Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Drummer Rail White Swamphen
Научное название Habroptila wallacii Porphyrio albus
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 32,6 cm (12.8 in)
Масса 1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Drummer Rail only

Нет

White Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Drummer Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Drummer Rail

Drummer Rail (Habroptila wallacii), 38 cm. Large, nearly flightless; grey with brown upperparts and a thick red bill. Endemic to Halmahera, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland primary forest floor. Omnivore; produces a deep drumming call. Vulnerable; deforestation on Halmahera.

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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