Lord Howe Woodhen vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Lord Howe Woodhen White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,7 cm (10.9 in)
Khối Lượng 533,75 g (18.83 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Không

White Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Endangered

Lord Howe Woodhen

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Lord Howe Woodhen

Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris), 38 cm. Brown; flightless; endemic to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Inhabits subtropical rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates, berries and lizards. Near Threatened; recovered from 20 individuals in 1980 to 200+ through eradication of feral pigs.

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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