Lord Howe Woodhen vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Lord Howe Woodhen White Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio albus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 27,7 cm (10.9 in)
Ağırlık 533,75 g (18.83 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Hiçbiri

White Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Endangered

Lord Howe Woodhen

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Lord Howe Woodhen

Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris), 38 cm. Brown; flightless; endemic to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Inhabits subtropical rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates, berries and lizards. Near Threatened; recovered from 20 individuals in 1980 to 200+ through eradication of feral pigs.

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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