Wake Island Rail vs African Swamphen

Hypotaenidia wakensis so với Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Wake Island Rail African Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Hypotaenidia wakensis Porphyrio madagascariensis
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Khối Lượng 106,1 g (3.74 oz) 608,0 g (21.45 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Wake Island Rail only

Không

African Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Not Evaluated

African Swamphen

About These Birds

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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