Dot-winged Crake vs White Swamphen

Laterallus spilopterus so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Dot-winged Crake White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Laterallus spilopterus Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
Khối Lượng 56,5 g (1.99 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Dot-winged Crake only

White Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Dot-winged Crake

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Dot-winged Crake

Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a small 14–16 cm crake of the Galápagos Islands. Brown above with white spots on wing coverts; grey below with barred flanks. Endemic to Santa Cruz and several other Galápagos islands. Inhabits highland wet zones with dense vegetation and marsh edges. Secretive but locally common.

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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