White Swamphen vs Ridgway's Rail

Porphyrio albus 对比 Rallus obsoletus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White Swamphen Ridgway's Rail
学名 Porphyrio albus Rallus obsoletus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Extinct Near Threatened
体长
翼展 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
体重 295.0 g (10.41 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 4-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White Swamphen only

Ridgway's Rail only

保护状况

Extinct

White Swamphen

Near Threatened

Ridgway's Rail

About These Birds

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.

Ridgway's Rail

Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus), 38 cm. Long-billed; brown above; rufous breast; barred flanks. Found in coastal saltmarshes and freshwater marshes of California and Baja California. Omnivore: crabs, fish, invertebrates. Endangered; severe tidal marsh loss and sea-level rise.

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