Red Rail vs African Swamphen

Aphanapteryx bonasia ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Red Rail African Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Aphanapteryx bonasia Porphyrio madagascariensis
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Not Evaluated
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Red Rail only

African Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Red Rail

Not Evaluated

African Swamphen

About These Birds

Red Rail

Red Rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Mauritius. Known from 17th-century illustrations and subfossil bones; chestnut-brown with long curved bill. Closely related to Rodrigues Rail. Extirpated by Dutch settlers and their introduced animals by about 1700.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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