New Britain Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia insignis 对比 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 New Britain Rail White Swamphen
学名 Hypotaenidia insignis Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Extinct
体长
翼展 27.6 cm (10.9 in)
体重 353.1 g (12.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

New Britain Rail only

White Swamphen only

保护状况

Near Threatened

New Britain Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

New Britain Rail

New Britain Rail (Hypotaenidia insignis), 30 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red bill and eye. Endemic to New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Inhabits grassland, savanna and marsh edges. Omnivore. Near Threatened; deforestation and habitat alteration on New Britain.

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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