Pale-vented Bush-hen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurornis moluccana verglichen mit Porphyrio paepae

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Merkmal Pale-vented Bush-hen Marquesan Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Amaurornis moluccana Porphyrio paepae
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 26,4 cm (10.4 in)
Gewicht 179,25 g (6.32 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pale-vented Bush-hen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pale-vented Bush-hen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Pale-vented Bush-hen

Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana) is a 26–30 cm rail of the Moluccas and New Guinea region. Olive-brown above; pale buff underparts with white vent. Inhabits freshwater swamps, reed beds, and forest-edge marshes on islands including Buru, Seram, and New Guinea. Secretive; detected by calls. Poorly known.

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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