Lord Howe Woodhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris verglichen mit Porphyrio paepae

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Merkmal Lord Howe Woodhen Marquesan Swamphen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio paepae
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,7 cm (10.9 in)
Gewicht 533,75 g (18.83 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Lord Howe Woodhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Erhaltungsstatus

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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