Guadalcanal Rail vs White Swamphen

Hypotaenidia woodfordi 对比 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Guadalcanal Rail White Swamphen
学名 Hypotaenidia woodfordi Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 33.5 cm (13.2 in)
体重 531.3333333333334 g (18.74 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Guadalcanal Rail only

White Swamphen only

保护状况

Least Concern

Guadalcanal Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Guadalcanal Rail

Guadalcanal Rail (Hypotaenidia woodfordi), 28 cm. Brown with barred underparts; red eye and bill. Endemic to Guadalcanal and Malaita, Solomon Islands. Inhabits grassland, marsh edges and agricultural land. Omnivore. Least Concern; common within its Solomon Islands range.

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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