Rufous-necked Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides axillaris comparé à Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rufous-necked Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nom scientifique Aramides axillaris Porphyrio paepae
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 33,2 cm (13.1 in)
Poids 285,6666666666667 g (10.08 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 5-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Rufous-necked Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Rufous-necked Wood-rail (Aramides axillaris), 28 cm. Grey head, rufous neck and breast, olive back, red legs and bill. Found in mangrove and coastal forest from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. Omnivore: crabs, invertebrates and plant material. Least Concern; mangrove specialist.

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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