Gough Island Moorhen vs White Swamphen

Gallinula comeri ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Gough Island Moorhen White Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Gallinula comeri Porphyrio albus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,4 cm (11.2 in)
Ağırlık 517,5 g (18.25 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Gough Island Moorhen only

Hiçbiri

White Swamphen only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Gough Island Moorhen

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Gough Island Moorhen

Gough Island Moorhen (Gallinula comeri) is a small 28–30 cm flightless moorhen endemic to Gough Island in the South Atlantic. Dark brown with reduced wings, greenish-yellow frontal shield, and reddish-tipped bill. Inhabits wet heath and tussock grassland.

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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