White-throated Rail vs White Swamphen

Dryolimnas cuvieri so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White-throated Rail White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Dryolimnas cuvieri Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,5 cm (10.8 in)
Khối Lượng 199,4 g (7.03 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White-throated Rail only

White Swamphen only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

White-throated Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

White-throated Rail

White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri), 28 cm. Brown above; white throat and breast; barred flanks. The nominate race inhabits scrub and wetland of Madagascar and surrounding islands; flightless on Aldabra Atoll. Omnivore. Least Concern for main population; Aldabra population is distinct.

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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