Red-and-white Crake vs White Swamphen

Laterallus leucopyrrhus ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Red-and-white Crake White Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Laterallus leucopyrrhus Porphyrio albus
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,7 cm (6.2 in)
Ağırlık 43,0 g (1.52 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Red-and-white Crake only

White Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Red-and-white Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Red-and-white Crake

Red-and-white Crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus) is a small 15–17 cm crake of south-eastern South America. Bright chestnut-red above; white below with black-and-white barred flanks. Inhabits dense grassy marshes, reed beds, and wet grasslands in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Skulks in dense cover; detected by sharp calls.

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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