White Swamphen vs Kosrae Crake

Porphyrio albus в сравнении с Zapornia monasa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White Swamphen Kosrae Crake
Научное название Porphyrio albus Zapornia monasa
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев
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Питание -- --
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White Swamphen only

Нет

Kosrae Crake only

Нет

Охранный статус

Extinct

White Swamphen

Extinct

Kosrae Crake

About These Birds

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.

Kosrae Crake

Kosrae Crake (Zapornia monasa) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Kosrae in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia. Known from bones and a single 19th-century description. Dark plumage, reduced wings. Extirpated following Polynesian and later European settlement; likely lost to introduced rats and cats.

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