Snoring Rail vs White Swamphen

Aramidopsis plateni 对比 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Snoring Rail White Swamphen
学名 Aramidopsis plateni Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Extinct
体长
翼展 27.6 cm (10.9 in)
体重 116.0 g (4.09 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Snoring Rail only

White Swamphen only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Snoring Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Snoring Rail

Snoring Rail (Aramidopsis plateni), 30 cm. Brown above; grey underparts; named for its pig-like snoring call. Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Inhabits dense lowland and montane forest undergrowth near streams. Omnivore. Vulnerable; deforestation on Sulawesi.

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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