Marquesan Swamphen vs Bogota Rail

Porphyrio paepae verglichen mit Rallus semiplumbeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Marquesan Swamphen Bogota Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Porphyrio paepae Rallus semiplumbeus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 84,1 g (2.97 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Marquesan Swamphen only

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Bogota Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Vulnerable

Bogota Rail

About These Birds

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.

Bogota Rail

Bogota Rail (Rallus semiplumbeus), 26 cm. Brown above; grey face and breast; barred flanks; red bill. Endemic to Andean freshwater marshes and bog edges in Colombia above 2,600 m. Omnivore. Endangered; rapid drainage of high-altitude wetlands.

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