Wake Island Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia wakensis 对比 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wake Island Rail White Swamphen
学名 Hypotaenidia wakensis Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Extinct Extinct
体长
翼展
体重 106.1 g (3.74 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wake Island Rail only

White Swamphen only

保护状况

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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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