Guadalcanal Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia woodfordi в сравнении с Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Guadalcanal Rail White Swamphen
Научное название Hypotaenidia woodfordi Porphyrio albus
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 33,5 cm (13.2 in)
Масса 531,3333333333334 g (18.74 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Guadalcanal Rail only

Нет

White Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Guadalcanal Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Guadalcanal Rail

Guadalcanal Rail (Hypotaenidia woodfordi), 28 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red eye and bill. Endemic to Guadalcanal and Malaita, Solomon Islands. Inhabits grassland, marsh edges and agricultural land. Omnivore. Least Concern; common within its Solomon Islands range.

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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