White Swamphen vs Ridgway's Rail

Porphyrio albus so với Rallus obsoletus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White Swamphen Ridgway's Rail
Tên Khoa Học Porphyrio albus Rallus obsoletus
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Near Threatened
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Khối Lượng 295,0 g (10.41 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 4-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White Swamphen only

Ridgway's Rail only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

White Swamphen

Near Threatened

Ridgway's Rail

About These Birds

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.

Ridgway's Rail

Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus), 38 cm. Long-billed; brown above; rufous breast; barred flanks. Found in coastal saltmarshes and freshwater marshes of California and Baja California. Omnivore: crabs, fish, invertebrates. Endangered; severe tidal marsh loss and sea-level rise.

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