Tahiti Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia pacifica 对比 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tahiti Rail White Swamphen
学名 Hypotaenidia pacifica Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Extinct Extinct
体长
翼展
体重 158.5 g (5.59 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Tahiti Rail only

White Swamphen only

保护状况

Extinct

Tahiti Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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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