White Swamphen vs Rouget's Rail

Porphyrio albus so với Rougetius rougetii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White Swamphen Rouget's Rail
Tên Khoa Học Porphyrio albus Rougetius rougetii
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Near Threatened
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,7 cm (10.1 in)
Khối Lượng 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White Swamphen only

Rouget's Rail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

White Swamphen

Near Threatened

Rouget'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.

Rouget's Rail

Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii), 29 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; chestnut-rufous below; strong bill. Endemic to montane streams and marshy grassland of the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands above 1,500 m. Omnivore. Near Threatened; wetland degradation in the Horn of Africa.

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