Okinawa Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia okinawae so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Okinawa Rail White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Hypotaenidia okinawae Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 28,6 cm (11.3 in)
Khối Lượng 434,0 g (15.31 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Okinawa Rail only

Không

White Swamphen only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Endangered

Okinawa Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Okinawa Rail

Okinawa Rail (Hypotaenidia okinawae), 30 cm. Dark brown above; white-barred underparts; red bill and legs. Flightless or near-flightless; endemic to the northern forests of Okinawa, Japan. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material. Endangered; fewer than 1,500 individuals; threatened by mongoose and traffic.

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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