Hawkins's Rail vs White Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Hawkins's Rail White Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio albus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 2000,0 g (70.55 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hawkins's Rail only

Hiçbiri

White Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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