Lord Howe Woodhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris مقارنةً بـ Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Lord Howe Woodhen Marquesan Swamphen
الاسم العلمي Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio paepae
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 27,7 cm (10.9 in)
الوزن 533,75 g (18.83 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Lord Howe Woodhen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lord Howe Woodhen

Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris), 38 cm. Brown; flightless; endemic to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Inhabits subtropical rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates, berries and lizards. Near Threatened; recovered from 20 individuals in 1980 to 200+ through eradication of feral pigs.

Marquesan Swamphen

Marquesan Swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is an extinct flightless swamphen known only from subfossil bones from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Lost following Polynesian settlement and later European contact. Part of the broader pattern of Pacific island rail extinctions linked to human arrival and introduced rats.

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