Chatham Islands Rail vs African Swamphen

Cabalus modestus ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Chatham Islands Rail African Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Cabalus modestus Porphyrio madagascariensis
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Not Evaluated
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 83,1 g (2.93 oz) 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Chatham Islands Rail only

African Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Chatham Islands Rail

Not Evaluated

African Swamphen

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Rail

Chatham Islands Rail (Cabalus modestus). Extinct. Small flightless rail formerly endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand; approximately 20 cm. Known from bones and a handful of historical specimens. Extinct by about 1900 due to introduced cats, rats and predation by early settlers.

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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