Guam Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia owstoni ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Guam Rail White Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Hypotaenidia owstoni Porphyrio albus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Critically Endangered Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 22,4 cm (8.8 in)
Ağırlık 230,25 g (8.12 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Guam Rail only

Hiçbiri

White Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Critically Endangered

Guam Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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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