Dieffenbach's Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Dieffenbach's Rail White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Khối Lượng 274,6 g (9.69 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Dieffenbach's Rail only

Không

White Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Dieffenbach's Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dieffenbach's Rail

Dieffenbach's Rail (Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Hunted to extinction by Polynesian and European settlers by approximately 1840. Known from a few museum specimens collected in 1839–40.

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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