Grey-cowled Wood-rail vs White Swamphen

Aramides cajaneus so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Grey-cowled Wood-rail White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Aramides cajaneus Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Khối Lượng 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Grey-cowled Wood-rail only

White Swamphen only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Grey-cowled Wood-rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Grey-cowled Wood-rail

Grey-cowled Wood-rail (Aramides cajaneus), 38 cm. Grey head and breast; rufous neck and flanks; olive back; red legs. Widespread from Nicaragua to Argentina and Trinidad. Inhabits forest near water, mangroves and swamp margins. Omnivore. Least Concern; common and adaptable.

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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