Okinawa Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia okinawae comparado con Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Okinawa Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nombre científico Hypotaenidia okinawae Porphyrio paepae
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 28,6 cm (11.3 in)
Peso 434,0 g (15.31 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Okinawa Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Okinawa Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Okinawa Rail

Okinawa Rail (Hypotaenidia okinawae), 30 cm. Dark brown above; white-barred underparts; red bill and legs. Flightless or near-flightless; endemic to the northern forests of Okinawa, Japan. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material. Endangered; fewer than 1,500 individuals; threatened by mongoose and traffic.

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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