Calayan Rail vs White Swamphen

Aptenorallus calayanensis ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Calayan Rail White Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Aptenorallus calayanensis Porphyrio albus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 244,5 g (8.62 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Calayan Rail only

Hiçbiri

White Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Calayan Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Calayan Rail

Calayan Rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis), 20 cm. Brown above; grey underparts; yellow-green bill; short wings suggesting flightlessness. Discovered in 2004; endemic to Calayan Island, Philippines. Inhabits forest undergrowth. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny single-island range with minimal forest remaining.

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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