Striped Crake vs White Swamphen

Amaurornis marginalis so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Striped Crake White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Amaurornis marginalis Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 20,8 cm (8.2 in)
Khối Lượng 51,25 g (1.81 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Striped Crake only

White Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Striped Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Striped Crake

Striped Crake (Amaurornis marginalis) is a small 20–23 cm crake of sub-Saharan Africa. Brown above with white streaks; buff-white below with faint streaking; greenish bill. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes, flooded grassland, and reed beds. Highly secretive and nomadic; detected mainly by call.

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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