Wake Island Rail vs African Swamphen

Hypotaenidia wakensis 对比 Porphyrio madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wake Island Rail African Swamphen
学名 Hypotaenidia wakensis Porphyrio madagascariensis
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Extinct Not Evaluated
体长
翼展
体重 106.1 g (3.74 oz) 608.0 g (21.45 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wake Island Rail only

African Swamphen only

保护状况

Extinct

Wake Island Rail

Not Evaluated

African 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.

African Swamphen

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a 38–50 cm large gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Deep blue-purple with greenish back, massive red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits papyrus swamps, lake shores, and dense reed beds. Similar to Purple Swamphen but restricted to Africa.

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