Speckled Rail vs White Swamphen

Coturnicops notatus so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Speckled Rail White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Coturnicops notatus Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,7 cm (5.8 in)
Khối Lượng 27,5 g (0.97 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Speckled Rail only

Không

White Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Speckled Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Speckled Rail

Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus) is a small 15–17 cm, poorly-known rail of South America. Olive-brown above; white-spotted breast and flanks. Found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Inhabits wet grasslands, marsh edges, and seasonally flooded savannas. Extremely secretive; known from few specimens.

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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