Spotted Rail vs White Swamphen

Pardirallus maculatus 对比 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Spotted Rail White Swamphen
学名 Pardirallus maculatus Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 24.4 cm (9.6 in)
体重 170.83333333333334 g (6.03 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Spotted Rail only

White Swamphen only

保护状况

Least Concern

Spotted Rail

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

Spotted Rail

Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus), 28 cm. Boldly spotted white on black-and-brown plumage; red bill base and red eye. Widespread from Mexico through South America to the West Indies; inhabits freshwater marshes and wet grassland. Omnivore. Least Concern.

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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