Brown-banded Rail vs White Swamphen

Lewinia mirifica so với Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Brown-banded Rail White Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Lewinia mirifica Porphyrio albus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Data Deficient Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 19,4 cm (7.6 in)
Khối Lượng 64,0 g (2.26 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Brown-banded Rail only

White Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Data Deficient

Brown-banded Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Brown-banded Rail

Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica), 23 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; brown breast band and barred flanks. Endemic to Luzon, Philippines. Inhabits freshwater marshes and tall grass in lowland areas. Omnivore. Endangered; restricted range with severe wetland drainage.

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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