Auckland Island Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia muelleri comparado con Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Auckland Island Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nombre científico Lewinia muelleri Porphyrio paepae
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 18,8 cm (7.4 in)
Peso 78,75 g (2.78 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Auckland Island Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Auckland Island Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Auckland Island Rail

Auckland Island Rail (Lewinia muelleri), 17 cm. Small, flightless; brown with barred flanks and a short bill. Endemic to Adams Island, Auckland Islands, New Zealand. Inhabits dense tussock and scrub. Omnivore. Vulnerable; tiny range but predator-free island offers protection.

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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