Dieffenbach's Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Dieffenbach's Rail White Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii Porphyrio albus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 274,6 g (9.69 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Dieffenbach's Rail only

Hiçbiri

White Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Dieffenbach's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dieffenbach's Rail

Dieffenbach's Rail (Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Hunted to extinction by Polynesian and European settlers by approximately 1840. Known from a few museum specimens collected in 1839–40.

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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